🇫🇷 French

économies

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 économies

economies

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économies
/lez ekɔnɔmi/
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How do you say économies in French?

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/lez ekɔnɔmi/

How do you pronounce économies in French?

économies is pronounced /lez ekɔnɔmi/ 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?

Économies 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 economies?

The French word for economies is les économies — feminine.

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