Accordlumières
les lumières
lights
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How do you say lumières in French?
How do you pronounce lumières in French?
lumières is pronounced /le lymjɛʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La lumière naturelle est très importante pour notre bien-être.
Natural light is very important for our well-being.
Cette lumière douce illumine toute la pièce de manière magnifique.
This soft light illuminates the entire room in a magnificent way.
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Why is it feminine?
Lumières is feminine because it derives from Latin "lumen" (neuter, meaning "light"), which belonged to the neuter second declension. In Old French, the accusative form "luminem" evolved into "lumière" through regular sound changes. Most Latin neuter nouns were reanalyzed as feminine in Old French, particularly those with the -a/-e ending that resulted from these phonetic changes, making "lumière" inherit feminine gender. This is a common pattern in Romance languages where Latin neuters became feminine.
What is the French word for lights?
The French word for lights is les lumières — feminine.
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