🇫🇷 French

péninsule

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feminine

la péninsule

peninsula

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péninsule
/la penɛ̃syl/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say péninsule in French?

IPA
/la penɛ̃syl/

How do you pronounce péninsule in French?

péninsule is pronounced /la penɛ̃syl/ in French.

Example sentences

La péninsule ibérique est très grande et elle possède une riche histoire culturelle.

The Iberian Peninsula is very large and it possesses a rich cultural history.

Cette péninsule française est célèbre pour ses plages magnifiques et ses falaises impressionnantes.

This French peninsula is famous for its magnificent beaches and its impressive cliffs.

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Why is it feminine?

Péninsule is feminine because it derives from Latin "paeninsula," which combined "paene" (almost) with "insula" (island, feminine), inheriting the feminine gender of its Latin root word.

What is the French word for peninsula?

The French word for peninsula is la péninsule — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishpenínsulalafeminine

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