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le peigne
comb
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How do you say peigne in French?
How do you pronounce peigne in French?
peigne is pronounced /lə pɛɲ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le peigne bleu que j'ai acheté hier est très utile pour démêler mes cheveux.
The blue comb that I bought yesterday is very useful for untangling my hair.
Mon peigne préféré est tombé dans l'eau, et maintenant il est mouillé et inutilisable.
My favorite comb fell into the water, and now it is wet and unusable.
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Why is it masculine?
Peigne is masculine because it derives from Latin "pecten" (a comb), which was a masculine noun in Latin. French retained this grammatical gender through natural evolution from Latin. The Latin nominative "pecten" evolved into Old French "peigne," preserving the masculine gender from its Latin origin.
What is the French word for comb?
The French word for comb is le peigne — masculine.
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