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le nid
nest
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How do you say nid in French?
How do you pronounce nid in French?
nid is pronounced /lə ni/ in French.
Example sentences
Le nid est très petit et bien caché dans l'arbre.
The nest is very small and well hidden in the tree.
Ce nid ancien a été abandonné par ses habitants.
This old nest was abandoned by its inhabitants.
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Why is it masculine?
Nid (nest) is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin "nidus," which was also grammatically masculine, and French retained this gender from its Latin ancestor. The masculine gender persisted through Old French into Modern French despite the word's semantic reference to a physical object that doesn't inherently require a particular gender.
What is the French word for nest?
The French word for nest is le nid — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | nido | il | masculine |
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