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masculine
le coup
blow
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coup
/lə ku/
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How do you say coup in French?
IPA
/lə ku/
How do you pronounce coup in French?
coup is pronounced /lə ku/ in French.
Example sentences
Le coup brutal a cassé la vitre.
The brutal blow broke the window.
Ce coup était si fort qu'il a assommé le boxeur.
This blow was so strong that it knocked out the boxer.
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Why is it masculine?
Coup is masculine because it derives from Latin "colpus" (a blow or strike), which was a masculine noun in Latin. This grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered Old French and Modern French. The word is correctly identified as a noun meaning "blow" or "strike."
What is the French word for blow?
The French word for blow is le coup — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | colpo | il | masculine |
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