🇫🇷 French

dignité

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la dignité

dignity

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dignité
/la diɲite/
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How do you say dignité in French?

IPA
/la diɲite/

How do you pronounce dignité in French?

dignité is pronounced /la diɲite/ in French.

Example sentences

La dignité humaine est une valeur fondamentale que nous devons tous respecter.

Human dignity is a fundamental value that we must all respect.

Elle a défendu sa dignité personnelle avec une grande courage face aux critiques injustes.

She defended her personal dignity with great courage in the face of unjust criticism.

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Why is it feminine?

Dignité is feminine because it derives from Latin "dignitas," which was a feminine noun ending in "-tas"—a productive feminine suffix in Latin that passed into Old French as "-té/-tée," maintaining the feminine gender through sound changes and morphological inheritance.

What is the French word for dignity?

The French word for dignity is la dignité — feminine.

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