🇫🇷 French

nostalgies

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

les nostalgies

nostalgias

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nostalgies
/le nɔstalʒi/
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How do you say nostalgies in French?

IPA
/le nɔstalʒi/

How do you pronounce nostalgies in French?

nostalgies is pronounced /le nɔstalʒi/ in French.

Example sentences

La nostalgie douce de mon enfance m'a envahi ce matin.

The sweet nostalgia of my childhood overwhelmed me this morning.

Cette vieille chanson a réveillé une nostalgie profonde et mélancolique.

This old song awakened a deep and melancholic nostalgia.

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Why is it feminine?

Nostalgies is feminine because it ends in "-ie," a suffix that typically marks feminine nouns in French. The word derives from the Greek "nostos" (homecoming) combined with "algia" (pain/suffering), and follows the gender pattern of similar French abstract nouns ending in "-ie" such as "mélancolie" (melancholy) and "energie" (energy).

What is the French word for nostalgias?

The French word for nostalgias is les nostalgies — feminine.

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