🇫🇷 French

mystères

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 mystères

mysteries

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mystères
/le mistɛʁ/
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How do you say mystères in French?

IPA
/le mistɛʁ/

How do you pronounce mystères in French?

mystères is pronounced /le mistɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le mystère profond de cet ancien temple fascine tous les archéologues.

The deep mystery of this ancient temple fascinates all archaeologists.

Ce mystère intrigant a été finalement résolu après des années de recherche.

This intriguing mystery was finally solved after years of research.

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Why is it masculine?

Mystères is masculine. It derives from Latin "mysterium" (neuter), which was adopted into Old French and reanalyzed as masculine. However, the gender is not primarily due to the "-e" ending pattern, as many French feminine nouns also end in "-e" (e.g., "mère," "père" are actually masculine exceptions). The masculine gender of "mystère" is better explained by the reanalysis of the Latin neuter form into the masculine gender class during the transition to Old French, a common pattern for many neuter Latin nouns.

What is the French word for mysteries?

The French word for mysteries is les mystères — masculine.

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