Accordloups
Loups is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les loups ("wolves").
MASCULINEloups is the plural of loup
les loups — wolves
TRY IT
How do you say loups in French?
How do you pronounce loups in French?
loups is pronounced /le 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.
Swipe loups in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.
Why is it masculine?
Loups (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 wolves?
The French word for wolves is les loups — masculine.
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.