nièces
les nièces
nieces
Try it
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.
Swipe nièces in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.
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.
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.