🇫🇷 French

guerres

feminine

les guerres

wars

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guerres
/le ɡɛʁ/
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How do you say guerres in French?

IPA
/le ɡɛʁ/

How do you pronounce guerres in French?

guerres is pronounced /le ɡɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La guerre civile était terrible et destructrice.

The civil war was terrible and destructive. (Note: 'civile' and 'destructrice' are feminine forms agreeing with 'guerre')

Cette guerre ancienne a laissé des traces profondes dans la région.

This ancient war left deep traces in the region. (Note: 'Cette' and 'ancienne' are feminine forms agreeing with 'guerre')

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Why is it feminine?

Guerres is feminine. While it does derive from Latin "guerra," the Latin word itself was feminine, not merely treated as feminine in Old French. The Latin "guerra" was borrowed from a Germanic source (likely Frankish "werra" meaning quarrel or strife), but the feminine gender was already established in Latin and simply maintained through Old French into modern French.

What is the French word for wars?

The French word for wars is les guerres — feminine.

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