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le loup
wolf
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How do you say loup in French?
How do you pronounce loup in French?
loup is pronounced /lə lu/ in French.
Example sentences
Le loup gris a chassé toute la nuit dans la forêt sombre.
The gray wolf hunted all night in the dark forest.
Ce jeune loup blanc était le plus courageux de sa meute.
This young white wolf was the bravest in his pack.
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Why is it masculine?
Loup (wolf) is masculine because it derives from Latin "lupus," which was grammatically masculine, and French retained this gender classification when the word evolved phonetically from Latin through Old French. The masculine gender followed the natural gender of the animal in Latin, which is typical for many animal names in Romance languages.
What is the French word for wolf?
The French word for wolf is le loup — masculine.
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