🇫🇷 French

écouteur

masculine

l' écouteur

earphone

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écouteur
/lekutœʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say écouteur in French?

IPA
/lekutœʁ/

How do you pronounce écouteur in French?

écouteur is pronounced /lekutœʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le vieil écouteur noir ne fonctionne plus, je dois en acheter un nouveau.

The old black headphone no longer works, I need to buy a new one.

Cet écouteur est très bon marché et je l'ai trouvé dans un petit magasin local.

This headphone is very cheap and I found it in a small local shop.

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Why is it masculine?

Écouteur is masculine because it derives from the Old French verb "écouter" (to listen), which comes from Latin "auscultare," and French agent nouns formed with the suffix "-eur" (from Latin "-or") inherited the masculine gender of their Latin counterparts. This gender assignment follows the general rule that French nouns ending in "-eur" are typically masculine.

What is the French word for earphone?

The French word for earphone is l' écouteur — masculine.

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