🇫🇷 French

horizons

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Horizons is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les horizons ("horizons").

MASCULINE

horizons is the plural of horizon

les horizons — horizons

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horizons
/le ɔʁizɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say horizons in French?

IPA
/le ɔʁizɔ̃/

How do you pronounce horizons in French?

horizons is pronounced /le ɔʁizɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le horizon lointain m'a fasciné pendant tout le voyage.

The distant horizon fascinated me throughout the entire trip.

Cet horizon nouveau représente un avenir prometteur pour notre entreprise.

This new horizon represents a promising future for our company.

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Why is it masculine?

Horizons is masculine in French because it derives from Latin *horizont-* (from Greek *horizōn*, meaning "limiting circle"), and Latin masculine nouns ending in *-ōn* typically retained their masculine gender when adopted into Romance languages. It's a straightforward case of gender inheritance from its Latin source.

What is the French word for horizons?

The French word for horizons is les horizons — masculine.

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