Accordfleuves
les fleuves
rivers
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How do you say fleuves in French?
How do you pronounce fleuves in French?
fleuves is pronounced /le flœv/ in French.
Example sentences
Le fleuve Amazon est le plus grand fleuve du monde.
The Amazon river is the largest river in the world.
Ce fleuve majestueux traverse plusieurs pays avant de se jeter dans l'océan.
This majestic river crosses several countries before flowing into the ocean.
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Why is it masculine?
Fleuves is masculine because it derives from the Latin "fluvius" (river), which was a masculine noun following the standard Latin second declension pattern for -ius words. This grammatical gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and modern French.
What is the French word for rivers?
The French word for rivers is les fleuves — masculine.
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