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feminine
la marée
tide
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/la maʁe/
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How do you say marée in French?
IPA
/la maʁe/
How do you pronounce marée in French?
marée is pronounced /la maʁe/ in French.
Example sentences
La marée montante est très forte aujourd'hui.
The rising tide is very strong today.
La marée basse a révélé des rochers cachés.
The low tide revealed hidden rocks.
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Why is it feminine?
Marée is feminine because it derives from Latin "marea," which was already feminine in gender. The Latin -a ending typically marks first declension nouns, which were predominantly feminine in Latin and Romance languages. This feminine gender was preserved through Old French into modern French.
What is the French word for tide?
The French word for tide is la marée — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | marea | la | feminine |
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