Accordhomme
l' homme
man
Try it
How do you say homme in French?
How do you pronounce homme in French?
homme is pronounced /lɔm/ in French.
Example sentences
Le homme intelligent a résolu le problème difficile.
The intelligent man solved the difficult problem.
Un homme grand et courageux a sauvé le petit enfant.
A tall and brave man saved the little child.
Swipe homme in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.
Why is it masculine?
Homme descends from Latin "homo" (meaning man/human), which was masculine in Latin. The word retained its masculine gender through Old French to modern French. However, "homme" is not actually an exception to modern French gender patterns—it follows the regular pattern where most words derived from Latin masculine nouns remain masculine in French. The masculine gender is inherited from its Latin ancestor through regular phonetic and morphological development.
What is the French word for man?
The French word for man is l' homme — masculine.
Gender across languages
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.