ordonnances
les ordonnances
prescriptions
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How do you say ordonnances in French?
How do you pronounce ordonnances in French?
ordonnances is pronounced /le ɔʁdɔnɑ̃s/ 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?
Ordonnances 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 prescriptions?
The French word for prescriptions is les ordonnances — feminine.
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