🇫🇷 French

litres

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masculine

les litres

liters

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litres
/le litʁ/
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How do you say litres in French?

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/le litʁ/

How do you pronounce litres in French?

litres is pronounced /le litʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le litre est l'unité de volume le plus commun en France.

The litre is the most common unit of volume in France.

J'ai acheté un litre entier de lait frais ce matin.

I bought a whole litre of fresh milk this morning.

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Why is it masculine?

Litres is masculine in French. While it does derive from Greek origins (via Latin), the explanation conflates the etymology. The word comes from the Greek "litra" (a unit of weight/capacity). In French, "litre" is masculine, which is typical for scientific and measurement terms borrowed from Greek and Latin, particularly those that entered French during the scientific revolution and metric system standardization. The masculine gender is not explained by the Latin "-a" ending rule, as "litre" ends in "-e" in French.

What is the French word for liters?

The French word for liters is les litres — masculine.

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