🇫🇷 French

laboratoires

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masculine

les laboratoires

laboratories

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laboratoires
/le labɔʁatwaʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say laboratoires in French?

IPA
/le labɔʁatwaʁ/

How do you pronounce laboratoires in French?

laboratoires is pronounced /le 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?

Laboratoires 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 laboratories?

The French word for laboratories is les laboratoires — masculine.

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