Accordéglise
l' église
church
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How do you say église in French?
How do you pronounce église in French?
église is pronounced /leɡliz/ in French.
Example sentences
La vieille église est fermée pour les rénovations.
The old church is closed for renovations.
Cette belle église attire de nombreux touristes chaque année.
This beautiful church attracts many tourists each year.
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Why is it feminine?
Église is feminine because it derives from Latin "ecclesia," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved through Old French into modern French. The Latin term itself likely came from Greek "ekklesia" (ἐκκλησία), referring to a public assembly, and Greek feminine nouns ending in -ia typically remained feminine when adopted into Latin and Romance languages.
What is the French word for church?
The French word for church is l' église — feminine.
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