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masculine
le mur
wall
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mur
/lə myʁ/
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feminine →
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How do you say mur in French?
IPA
/lə myʁ/
How do you pronounce mur in French?
mur is pronounced /lə myʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le mur blanc est très épais et solide.
The white wall is very thick and solid.
Ce mur ancien a été construit il y a deux cents ans.
This ancient wall was built two hundred years ago.
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Why is it masculine?
Mur (wall) is masculine because it derives from Latin "murus," which was also masculine, and French retained the gender of its Latin source words in most cases. The Latin masculine ending "-us" typically became masculine in French, establishing "mur" as a masculine noun.
What is the French word for wall?
The French word for wall is le mur — masculine.
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