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la coutume
custom
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How do you say coutume in French?
How do you pronounce coutume in French?
coutume is pronounced /la kutym/ in French.
Example sentences
La coutume ancienne de notre village exige que les jeunes mariés se présentent à l'église le dimanche.
The ancient custom of our village requires that newlyweds present themselves at the church on Sunday.
Cette coutume locale est très importante pour notre communauté, et nous la respectons scrupuleusement.
This local custom is very important to our community, and we respect it scrupulously.
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Why is it feminine?
Coutume is feminine because it derives from Latin "consuetudo" (feminine), which itself comes from "consuescere" (to accustom oneself); Latin third-declension nouns ending in "-tudo" were consistently feminine, and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and Modern French.
What is the French word for custom?
The French word for custom is la coutume — feminine.
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