Accordmot
le mot
word
Try it
How do you say mot in French?
How do you pronounce mot in French?
mot is pronounced /lə mo/ in French.
Example sentences
Le mot français est très difficile à prononcer.
The French word is very difficult to pronounce.
Ce mot ancien a complètement disparu du dictionnaire moderne.
This ancient word has completely disappeared from the modern dictionary.
Swipe mot in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.
Why is it masculine?
Mot is masculine because it derives from the Latin "muttum" (a grunt or mutter), which was a neuter noun in Latin. When French evolved from Latin, neuter nouns were generally reassigned to either masculine or feminine gender. In the case of "mot," the neuter Latin "muttum" was reassigned to the masculine gender, following the common pattern where many Latin neuter nouns became masculine in French, though this reassignment was not always predictable and often depended on the phonetic form of the word.
What is the French word for word?
The French word for word is le mot — masculine.
Gender across languages
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.