Accordmonnaie
la monnaie
currency
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How do you say monnaie in French?
How do you pronounce monnaie in French?
monnaie is pronounced /la mɔnɛ/ in French.
Example sentences
La monnaie française était très ancienne avant l'introduction de l'euro.
French currency was very old before the introduction of the euro.
Cette monnaie étrangère est difficile à échanger dans notre petite ville.
This foreign currency is difficult to exchange in our small town.
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Why is it feminine?
Monnaie is feminine because it derives from the Latin "moneta," which was feminine in Latin and referred originally to the goddess Juno Moneta, in whose temple Roman coins were minted. The gender was preserved as the word evolved through Old French into modern French.
What is the French word for currency?
The French word for currency is la monnaie — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | valuta | la | feminine |
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