🇫🇷 French

nièce

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la nièce

niece

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nièce
/la njɛs/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say nièce in French?

IPA
/la njɛs/

How do you pronounce nièce in French?

nièce is pronounced /la njɛs/ in French.

Example sentences

Ma nièce est très intelligente et elle a remporté le premier prix au concours.

My niece is very intelligent and she won first prize in the competition.

La nièce cadette de mon frère est devenue une avocate célèbre.

My brother's youngest niece became a famous lawyer.

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Why is it feminine?

Nièce is feminine because it derives from Latin "neptis," which was grammatically feminine. Romance languages inherited this gender assignment, and the feminine form persisted through Old French as the standard term for the daughter of one's sibling.

What is the French word for niece?

The French word for niece is la nièce — feminine.

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