🇫🇷 French

péage

masculine

le péage

toll

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péage
/lə peaʒ/
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How do you say péage in French?

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/lə peaʒ/

How do you pronounce péage in French?

péage is pronounced /lə peaʒ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le péage autoroutier est devenu très coûteux cette année.

The highway toll has become very expensive this year.

Ce péage nouveau a réduit le trafic sur l'ancienne route.

This new toll has reduced traffic on the old road.

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Why is it masculine?

Péage is masculine because it derives from Latin "pedagium," a masculine noun referring to a toll or tax, which retained its masculine gender when it evolved into Old French "peage." The word's gender follows the standard pattern of Latin masculine nouns ending in -ium, which typically became masculine in French.

What is the French word for toll?

The French word for toll is le péage — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishpeajeelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepedágioomasculine

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