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feminine
la nuit
night
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How do you say nuit in French?
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/la nɥi/
How do you pronounce nuit in French?
nuit is pronounced /la nɥi/ in French.
Example sentences
La nuit est très longue et sombre en hiver.
The night is very long and dark in winter.
Cette nuit magnifique a été remplie d'étoiles brillantes.
This magnificent night was filled with brilliant stars.
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Why is it feminine?
Nuit is feminine because it derives from the Latin "nox, noctis," which was feminine in Latin, and French retained this grammatical gender through phonetic evolution. Like many French nouns, gender was largely inherited directly from Latin rather than following a predictable rule.
What is the French word for night?
The French word for night is la nuit — feminine.
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