🇫🇷 French

cotons

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masculine

les cotons

cottons

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cotons
/le kɔtɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cotons in French?

IPA
/le kɔtɔ̃/

How do you pronounce cotons in French?

cotons is pronounced /le kɔtɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le coton blanc que j'ai acheté est très doux et confortable.

The white cotton that I bought is very soft and comfortable.

Ce coton égyptien est réputé pour être le meilleur du marché.

This Egyptian cotton is renowned for being the best on the market.

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Why is it masculine?

Cotons is masculine in French. It derives from Arabic "qutn" (قطن), which entered Old French through trade routes during medieval times. The word retained masculine gender, likely following the gender conventions of the source language and patterns of similar material nouns in Romance languages. However, the gender assignment for this loanword is ultimately arbitrary and does not follow a predictable grammatical principle.

What is the French word for cottons?

The French word for cottons is les cotons — masculine.

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