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l' esprit
mind
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How do you say esprit in French?
How do you pronounce esprit in French?
esprit is pronounced /lɛspʁi/ in French.
Example sentences
Le vieil esprit hante encore cette maison.
The old spirit still haunts this house.
Son esprit créatif lui a permis de devenir un artiste renommé.
His creative mind allowed him to become a renowned artist.
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Why is it masculine?
Esprit is masculine because it derives from Latin "spiritus" (spirit, breath), which is a second-declension masculine noun that naturally carried its gender into Old French and modern French. The masculine gender was preserved through centuries of linguistic evolution despite the word's abstract meaning.
What is the French word for mind?
The French word for mind is l' esprit — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | mente flips! | la | feminine |
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