🇫🇷 French

ordonnance

feminine

l' ordonnance

prescription

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ordonnance
/lɔʁdɔnɑ̃s/
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How do you say ordonnance in French?

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/lɔʁdɔnɑ̃s/

How do you pronounce ordonnance in French?

ordonnance is pronounced /lɔʁdɔnɑ̃s/ in French.

Example sentences

L'ordonnance médicale était très claire : le patient devait prendre ce médicament trois fois par jour.

The medical prescription was very clear: the patient had to take this medication three times a day.

Cette nouvelle ordonnance du juge a rendu impossible toute communication entre les deux parties.

This new court order made any communication between the two parties impossible.

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Why is it feminine?

Ordonnance is feminine because it derives from the Latin "ordinantia," which is the feminine form of the present participle of "ordinare" (to order), and Latin words ending in "-antia" are inherently feminine. This feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and modern French.

What is the French word for prescription?

The French word for prescription is l' ordonnance — feminine.

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