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le miroir
mirror
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How do you say miroir in French?
How do you pronounce miroir in French?
miroir is pronounced /lə miʁwaʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le miroir ancien que j'ai acheté est très beau.
The old mirror that I bought is very beautiful.
Ce miroir rond reflète parfaitement la lumière du soleil.
This round mirror reflects the sunlight perfectly.
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Why is it masculine?
Miroir is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "mirari" (to wonder at), the etymological path and gender assignment are more complex than stated. The word comes from Old French "mireor," which developed from Latin "miratorium" (a place for looking/wondering). However, the masculine gender of "miroir" is primarily due to the -oir ending in French, which is a productive masculine suffix derived from Latin -orium (neuter in Latin, but reanalyzed as masculine in Old French). The gender was not simply "retained" from Latin but rather reassigned through morphological reanalysis of the suffix pattern.
What is the French word for mirror?
The French word for mirror is le miroir — masculine.
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