🇫🇷 French

interrupteurs

Interrupteurs is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les interrupteurs ("switches").

MASCULINE

interrupteurs is the plural of interrupteur

les interrupteurs — switches

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interrupteurs
/le ɛ̃teʁyptœʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say interrupteurs in French?

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/le ɛ̃teʁyptœʁ/

How do you pronounce interrupteurs in French?

interrupteurs is pronounced /le ɛ̃teʁyptœʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le interrupteur électrique est cassé, il faut le remplacer rapidement.

The electric switch is broken, we need to replace it quickly.

Cet interrupteur ancien et décoratif ajoute du charme à la pièce.

This old and decorative switch adds charm to the room.

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Why is it masculine?

Interrupteurs is masculine because it derives from the Latin "interruptor" (masculine noun meaning "one who interrupts"), which retained its masculine gender when adopted into French; the suffix "-eur" used for agent nouns in French typically carries masculine gender.

What is the French word for switches?

The French word for switches is les interrupteurs — masculine.

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