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Poumons is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les poumons ("lungs").
MASCULINEpoumons is the plural of poumon
les poumons — lungs
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How do you say poumons in French?
How do you pronounce poumons in French?
poumons is pronounced /le pumɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le poumon gauche est plus petit que le poumon droit.
The left lung is smaller than the right lung.
Son poumon endommagé nécessite un traitement médical urgent.
His damaged lung requires urgent medical treatment.
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Why is it masculine?
Poumons is masculine because it derives from the Latin "pulmo" (masculine), which itself comes from an Indo-European root related to breathing and swelling; the gender was preserved through Old French into modern French.
What is the French word for lungs?
The French word for lungs is les poumons — masculine.
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