économie
l' économie
economy
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How do you say économie in French?
How do you pronounce économie in French?
économie is pronounced /lekɔnɔmi/ in French.
Example sentences
L'économie française est devenue plus forte après les réformes.
The French economy has become stronger after the reforms.
L'économie mondiale était fragile et instable pendant la crise.
The global economy was fragile and unstable during the crisis.
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Why is it feminine?
Économie is feminine because it derives from Latin "oeconomia," which inherited the feminine gender of Greek "oikonomía" (οἰκονομία), a noun formed from "oíkos" (house) and "némein" (to manage)—and the Greek feminine ending -ía naturally carried that gender into Latin and subsequently French.
What is the French word for economy?
The French word for economy is l' économie — feminine.
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