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les noix
walnuts
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How do you say noix in French?
How do you pronounce noix in French?
noix is pronounced /le nwa/ in French.
Example sentences
La noix que j'ai trouvée était très grande et délicieuse.
The walnut that I found was very large and delicious. (The feminine past participle 'trouvée' and feminine adjective 'grande' agree with 'noix')
Cette noix cassée était amère, mais les autres noix étaient douces.
This broken walnut was bitter, but the other walnuts were sweet. (The feminine adjective 'cassée' and feminine 'cette' agree with 'noix')
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Why is it feminine?
Noix is feminine because it derives from Latin "nux" (feminine), which followed the third-declension feminine pattern in Latin and retained its feminine gender when evolving into Old French and Modern French. The feminine gender was preserved through regular sound changes despite the word losing its Latin case endings.
What is the French word for walnuts?
The French word for walnuts is les noix — feminine.
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