🇫🇷 French

étoiles

feminine

les étoiles

stars

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étoiles
/lez etwal/
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How do you say étoiles in French?

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/lez etwal/

How do you pronounce étoiles in French?

étoiles is pronounced /lez etwal/ in French.

Example sentences

L'étoile brillante illumine toute la nuit.

The bright star illuminates the entire night.

Cette petite étoile est la plus belle du ciel.

This little star is the most beautiful in the sky.

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Why is it feminine?

Étoiles is feminine because it derives from Latin "stella," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved through Old French into Modern French. The feminine form persisted because Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a" typically became feminine "-e" nouns in French, maintaining their original gender classification.

What is the French word for stars?

The French word for stars is les étoiles — feminine.

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