Accordméduses
les méduses
jellyfish
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How do you say méduses in French?
How do you pronounce méduses in French?
méduses is pronounced /le medyz/ in French.
Example sentences
La méduse rose flottait gracieusement dans l'océan.
The pink jellyfish was floating gracefully in the ocean.
Cette méduse dangereuse a piqué la nageuse.
This dangerous jellyfish stung the female swimmer.
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Why is it feminine?
Méduses is feminine because it derives from Latin "medusa," which was itself borrowed from Greek "Μέδουσα" (Medousa), the name of the mythological Gorgon—and in Latin, this Greek feminine proper noun retained its feminine gender when adopted into French. The word's gender is simply inherited from its classical origins rather than following a productive French gender rule.
What is the French word for jellyfish?
The French word for jellyfish is les méduses — feminine.
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