🇫🇷 French

pollutions

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feminine

les pollutions

pollutions

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pollutions
/le pɔlysjɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pollutions in French?

IPA
/le pɔlysjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce pollutions in French?

pollutions is pronounced /le pɔlysjɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

La pollution atmosphérique est devenue très dangereuse pour notre santé.

Atmospheric pollution has become very dangerous for our health.

Cette pollution marine massive a détruit l'écosystème local.

This massive marine pollution destroyed the local ecosystem.

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Why is it feminine?

Pollutions is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin *pollutio* (from *polluere*, to defile or soil). Latin nouns ending in *-tio* were grammatically feminine, and this gender was preserved when these words entered French and underwent the regular sound change to *-tion*. French maintains this pattern consistently: nearly all nouns ending in *-tion* are feminine.

What is the French word for pollutions?

The French word for pollutions is les pollutions — feminine.

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