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la mort
death
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How do you say mort in French?
How do you pronounce mort in French?
mort is pronounced /la mɔʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La mort subite du roi a choqué tout le royaume.
The sudden death of the king shocked the entire kingdom.
Cette mort tragique a laissé sa famille complètement dévastée.
This tragic death left his family completely devastated.
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Why is it feminine?
Mort is feminine in French because it derives from Latin "mors, mortis" (feminine), which belonged to the third declension where words ending in "-s" with a consonant before it were typically feminine. This Latin gender was preserved when French evolved from Vulgar Latin, making "la mort" the standard form.
What is the French word for death?
The French word for death is la mort — feminine.
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