Accordnièces
Nièces is feminine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les nièces ("nieces").
FEMININEnièces is the plural of nièce
les nièces — nieces
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How do you say nièces in French?
How do you pronounce nièces in French?
nièces is pronounced /le 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?
Nièces 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 nieces?
The French word for nieces is les nièces — feminine.
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