🇫🇷 French

dignités

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

les dignités

dignities

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dignités
/le diɲite/
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How do you say dignités in French?

IPA
/le diɲite/

How do you pronounce dignités in French?

dignités is pronounced /le 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?

Dignités 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 dignities?

The French word for dignities is les dignités — feminine.

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