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la planète
planet
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How do you say planète in French?
How do you pronounce planète in French?
planète is pronounced /la planɛt/ in French.
Example sentences
La planète bleue est notre maison commune.
The blue planet is our common home.
Cette petite planète habitable fascine les astronomes.
This small habitable planet fascinates astronomers.
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Why is it feminine?
Planète is feminine because it derives from Latin "planēta," which was borrowed from Greek "planḗtēs" (a masculine term meaning "wanderer"). In Latin, the word took the form "planēta" with a feminine -a ending, which influenced its gender classification. This feminine gender was maintained when the word passed into Old French and modern French. The feminine gender was reinforced by analogy with other celestial bodies like "stella" (star), which is also feminine in Romance languages.
What is the French word for planet?
The French word for planet is la planète — feminine.
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