🇫🇷 French

diplôme

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masculine

le diplôme

diploma

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diplôme
/lə diplom/
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How do you say diplôme in French?

IPA
/lə diplom/

How do you pronounce diplôme in French?

diplôme is pronounced /lə diplom/ in French.

Example sentences

Le diplôme officiel que j'ai reçu est très important pour ma carrière.

The official diploma that I received is very important for my career.

Mon nouveau diplôme en informatique m'a permis de trouver un bon emploi.

My new diploma in computer science allowed me to find a good job.

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Why is it masculine?

Diplôme is masculine. It derives from Latin "diploma" (neuter), which came from Greek "diplōma" (meaning a folded document). When Latin neuter nouns were redistributed into French masculine and feminine categories during language evolution, "diploma" became masculine. The -ôme ending in French typically signals masculine gender (as seen in words like "symptôme," "atôme," "arôme"), which helped reinforce this word's masculine classification.

What is the French word for diploma?

The French word for diploma is le diplôme — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesediplomaomasculine

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