Accordpeintures
les peintures
paintings
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How do you say peintures in French?
How do you pronounce peintures in French?
peintures is pronounced /le pɛ̃tyʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La peinture abstraite est très difficile à comprendre.
Abstract painting is very difficult to understand. (feminine adjective 'abstraite' and feminine article 'la' agree with 'peinture')
Cette peinture ancienne a été restaurée par une experte qualifiée.
This old painting was restored by a qualified expert. (feminine demonstrative 'cette', feminine adjective 'ancienne', and feminine adjective 'qualifiée' all agree with feminine 'peinture')
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Why is it feminine?
Peintures is feminine because it derives from the Latin "pictura," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and Modern French. Latin feminine nouns ending in "-ura" typically became feminine "-ure" nouns in French, maintaining their original gender.
What is the French word for paintings?
The French word for paintings is les peintures — feminine.
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