Accordmoutons
les moutons
sheep
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How do you say moutons in French?
How do you pronounce moutons in French?
moutons is pronounced /le mutɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le mouton blanc a mangé tout l'herbe du pré.
The white sheep ate all the grass in the meadow.
Ce mouton noir est très grand et robuste.
This black sheep is very large and sturdy.
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Why is it masculine?
Moutons is masculine because it derives from Latin "multo" or "multōnem" (accusative form), which carried masculine gender. This gender was preserved as the word evolved through Old French into modern French. Like most Romance language nouns, French inherited the grammatical gender of its Latin ancestors, and there's no particular semantic reason—it's simply a matter of historical transmission from the Latin source word.
What is the French word for sheep?
The French word for sheep is les moutons — masculine.
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