🇫🇷 French

parapluies

masculine

les parapluies

umbrellas

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parapluies
/le paʁaplɥi/
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How do you say parapluies in French?

IPA
/le paʁaplɥi/

How do you pronounce parapluies in French?

parapluies is pronounced /le paʁaplɥi/ in French.

Example sentences

Le parapluie noir est tombé de la main du voyageur et s'est cassé sur le trottoir.

The black umbrella fell from the traveler's hand and broke on the sidewalk.

Mon parapluie préféré est resté ouvert sous la pluie, et maintenant il est complètement mouillé.

My favorite umbrella was left open in the rain, and now it is completely wet.

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Why is it masculine?

Parapluies is masculine because it is a French compound word formed from "para-" (from Latin "parare," meaning to shield or protect) and "pluie" (meaning rain). French compound nouns, particularly those formed with the prefix "para-," typically take the masculine gender. The word was coined in French rather than borrowed from Italian.

What is the French word for umbrellas?

The French word for umbrellas is les parapluies — masculine.

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