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masculine
le drap
sheet
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drap
/lə dʁa/
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feminine →
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How do you say drap in French?
IPA
/lə dʁa/
How do you pronounce drap in French?
drap is pronounced /lə dʁa/ in French.
Example sentences
Le drap blanc est tombé du lit.
The white sheet fell off the bed.
J'ai acheté un drap neuf pour mon nouveau matelas.
I bought a new sheet for my new mattress.
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Why is it masculine?
Drap is masculine because it derives from Latin "drappus," which was already masculine in gender, and Romance languages generally preserved the gender of their Latin etymons. The word likely entered Latin from Germanic sources during the medieval period when wool cloth trade was significant.
What is the French word for sheet?
The French word for sheet is le drap — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | sábana flips! | la | feminine |
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