🇫🇷 French

orchestres

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

les orchestres

orchestras

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orchestres
/le ɔʁkɛstʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say orchestres in French?

IPA
/le ɔʁkɛstʁ/

How do you pronounce orchestres in French?

orchestres is pronounced /le ɔʁkɛstʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le orchestre symphonique est arrivé tard à la répétition.

The symphonic orchestra arrived late to rehearsal.

Cet orchestre nouveau a remporté le grand prix international.

This new orchestra won the grand international prize.

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Why is it masculine?

Orchestres is masculine in French. While it does derive from Latin "orchestra" (from Greek "ὀρχήστρα"), the reason for its masculine gender is more straightforward: French nouns ending in "-e" are typically feminine, but "orchestre" is an exception. It retained masculine gender likely due to its learned/technical nature as a word borrowed directly into French, or because it was treated as a masculine collective noun when adopted into French usage, overriding the typical "-e" feminine ending pattern.

What is the French word for orchestras?

The French word for orchestras is les orchestres — masculine.

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