Accordmoteurs
Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine
les moteurs
engines
Try it
moteurs
/le mɔtœʁ/
← masculine
feminine →
Drag the card to guess
How do you say moteurs in French?
IPA
/le mɔtœʁ/
How do you pronounce moteurs in French?
moteurs is pronounced /le mɔtœʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le moteur diesel est plus puissant que le moteur électrique.
The diesel engine is more powerful than the electric engine.
Mon ancien moteur a enfin cessé de fonctionner après dix ans.
My old engine finally stopped working after ten years.
Swipe moteurs in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.
Why is it masculine?
Moteurs is masculine because it derives from the Latin "motor" (masculine), which comes from "movere" (to move); French retained the masculine gender of its Latin source word through regular sound changes during the Romance language evolution.
What is the French word for engines?
The French word for engines is les moteurs — masculine.
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.