🇫🇷 French

passeport

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masculine

le passeport

passport

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passeport
/lə paspɔʁ/
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How do you say passeport in French?

IPA
/lə paspɔʁ/

How do you pronounce passeport in French?

passeport is pronounced /lə paspɔʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Mon passeport est bleu et très important pour voyager à l'étranger.

My passport is blue and very important for traveling abroad.

Le passeport français est reconnu dans tous les pays européens.

The French passport is recognized in all European countries.

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Why is it masculine?

Passeport is masculine. The word is a compound noun combining "passer" (to pass) and "port" (port/passage), derived from Old French and ultimately from Latin "portus" (port), which is masculine. The masculine gender was inherited from the Latin root "portus" and retained in the French compound noun.

What is the French word for passport?

The French word for passport is le passeport — masculine.

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