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l' invitation
invitation
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How do you say invitation in French?
How do you pronounce invitation in French?
invitation is pronounced /lɛ̃vitasjɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
L'invitation était très élégante et formelle.
The invitation was very elegant and formal. (feminine adjectives: élégante, formelle agree with l'invitation)
J'ai reçu une invitation spéciale pour la cérémonie; elle était magnifique.
I received a special invitation for the ceremony; it was magnificent. (feminine article une, adjective spéciale, and feminine pronoun elle demonstrate the feminine gender)
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Why is it feminine?
Invitation is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin *invitatio*, which belonged to the first declension (*-atio* words). However, Latin *-atio* words belonged to the third declension (not first), and they were grammatically feminine in Latin. This feminine gender was preserved as French developed from Vulgar Latin. The French suffix *-ation* (derived from Latin *-atio*) consistently produces feminine nouns in French.
What is the French word for invitation?
The French word for invitation is l' invitation — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | invito flips! | l' | masculine |
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