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la plume
feather
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How do you say plume in French?
How do you pronounce plume in French?
plume is pronounced /la plym/ in French.
Example sentences
La plume bleue que j'ai trouvée était très ancienne.
The blue feather that I found was very old.
Cette plume d'auteur célèbre est précieuse et bien conservée.
This famous author's pen is precious and well-preserved.
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Why is it feminine?
Plume is feminine in French because it derives from Latin "pluma," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Old French and Modern French. The Latin feminine ending "-a" typically remained feminine in French nouns, making "plume" part of this regular pattern.
What is the French word for feather?
The French word for feather is la plume — feminine.
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