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la couleur
color
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How do you say couleur in French?
How do you pronounce couleur in French?
couleur is pronounced /la kulœʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La couleur bleue est ma préférée.
The blue color is my favorite (fem.).
Cette couleur nouvelle est très belle et éclatante.
This new color is very beautiful and vibrant (all fem.).
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Why is it feminine?
Couleur is feminine. While it derives from Latin "color" (masculine), French transformed it into "couleur" with a feminine gender. The -eur ending in French can be feminine (unlike in many other contexts), and this word is a standard example of French feminine nouns. The gender assignment likely occurred during Old French development, though the exact mechanism isn't fully documented.
What is the French word for color?
The French word for color is la couleur — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | colore flips! | il | masculine |
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