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le laboratoire
laboratory
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How do you say laboratoire in French?
How do you pronounce laboratoire in French?
laboratoire is pronounced /lə labɔʁatwaʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le laboratoire moderne est équipé de nouveaux microscopes.
The modern laboratory is equipped with new microscopes.
Le laboratoire scientifique était fermé pendant les rénovations.
The scientific laboratory was closed during the renovations.
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Why is it masculine?
Laboratoire is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "laboratorium", the gender assignment in French is better explained by its ending in "-oire". Words ending in "-oire" in French are typically masculine (e.g., "répertoire", "territoire", "accessoire"), and "laboratoire" follows this productive pattern.
What is the French word for laboratory?
The French word for laboratory is le laboratoire — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | laboratorio | el | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | laboratorio | il | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | laboratório | o | masculine |
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