🇫🇷 French

longueurs

feminine

les longueurs

lengths

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longueurs
/le lɔ̃ɡœʁ/
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How do you say longueurs in French?

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/le lɔ̃ɡœʁ/

How do you pronounce longueurs in French?

longueurs is pronounced /le lɔ̃ɡœʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La longueur totale de cette rivière est impressionnante.

The total length of this river is impressive.

Cette longueur excessive rend la tâche très difficile.

This excessive length makes the task very difficult.

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Why is it feminine?

Longueurs is feminine because it derives from the Latin "longitudo" (feminine), which followed the standard Latin pattern where abstract nouns formed with the suffix "-tudo" were feminine. This feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and modern French.

What is the French word for lengths?

The French word for lengths is les longueurs — feminine.

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