🇫🇷 French

gouttière

feminine

la gouttière

gutter

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gouttière
/la ɡutjɛʁ/
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How do you say gouttière in French?

IPA
/la ɡutjɛʁ/

How do you pronounce gouttière in French?

gouttière is pronounced /la ɡutjɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La gouttière cassée doit être réparée avant l'hiver pour éviter les infiltrations d'eau.

The broken gutter must be repaired before winter to avoid water infiltration.

Cette vieille gouttière en cuivre est devenue verte avec le temps.

This old copper gutter has turned green over time.

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Why is it feminine?

Gouttière (gutter) is feminine because it derives from the Latin "gutta" (drop, literally), which is a first declension feminine noun. The -ière suffix is typically feminine in French, derived from the Latin feminine ending -aria. The word inherited its feminine gender through Old French and has remained feminine in Modern French.

What is the French word for gutter?

The French word for gutter is la gouttière — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portuguesecalhaafeminine

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