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la pelle
shovel
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How do you say pelle in French?
How do you pronounce pelle in French?
pelle is pronounced /la pɛl/ in French.
Example sentences
La pelle rouge est cassée et je dois en acheter une nouvelle.
The red shovel is broken and I need to buy a new one.
Cette pelle-ci est plus légère que celle-là, donc je préfère la petite.
This shovel is lighter than that one, so I prefer the small one.
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Why is it feminine?
Pelle (shovel) is feminine in French because it derives from Latin "pala," which was feminine in gender, and French retained this feminine classification when the word evolved through Old French. The Latin feminine ending "-a" naturally produced feminine nouns in Romance languages like French.
What is the French word for shovel?
The French word for shovel is la pelle — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | pá | a | feminine |
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