Accordeaux
feminine
les eaux
waters
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How do you say eaux in French?
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/le zo/
How do you pronounce eaux in French?
eaux is pronounced /le zo/ in French.
Example sentences
La eau fraîche est essentielle pour notre santé.
Fresh water is essential for our health.
Cette eau pure et cristalline reflète la lumière du soleil.
This pure and crystalline water reflects the sunlight.
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Why is it feminine?
Eaux is feminine because it derives from Latin "aqua," which was feminine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender through the regular sound changes that transformed Latin into Old French. This is a straightforward case of inherited gender rather than an exception.
What is the French word for waters?
The French word for waters is les eaux — feminine.
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