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la falaise
cliff
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How do you say falaise in French?
How do you pronounce falaise in French?
falaise is pronounced /la falɛz/ in French.
Example sentences
La falaise blanche s'effondre lentement dans la mer.
The white cliff is collapsing slowly into the sea.
Cette falaise dangereuse attire les touristes courageux.
This dangerous cliff attracts brave tourists.
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Why is it feminine?
Falaise (cliff) is feminine. While the word does derive from Latin "falesia," the explanation of why it is feminine is incomplete. In French, the feminine gender is maintained through regular sound changes from Latin feminine nouns ending in -a, which typically become -e in French. The Latin "falesia" was feminine, and French phonetic evolution transformed it to "falaise," preserving the feminine gender according to standard Romance language gender patterns. The Gaulish/Celtic substrate origin is speculative and unnecessary for explaining the gender.
What is the French word for cliff?
The French word for cliff is la falaise — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | acantilado flips! | el | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | scogliera | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | penhasco flips! | o | masculine |
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