🇫🇷 French

cuirs

masculine

les cuirs

leathers

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cuirs
/le kɥiʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cuirs in French?

IPA
/le kɥiʁ/

How do you pronounce cuirs in French?

cuirs is pronounced /le kɥiʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le cuir noir est très durable et résistant à l'eau.

The black leather is very durable and water-resistant.

Ce cuir épais a été choisi spécialement pour sa qualité supérieure.

This thick leather was chosen specifically for its superior quality.

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Why is it masculine?

Cuirs (leather) is masculine because it derives from the Latin "corium," which was also masculine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender from Latin. The word followed standard Latin masculine noun patterns into Old French and modern French.

What is the French word for leathers?

The French word for leathers is les cuirs — masculine.

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