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les prêtres
priests
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How do you say prêtres in French?
How do you pronounce prêtres in French?
prêtres is pronounced /le pʁɛtʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le prêtre catholique célèbre la messe chaque dimanche.
The Catholic priest celebrates mass every Sunday.
Ce jeune prêtre est très dévoué à son ministère.
This young priest is very devoted to his ministry.
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Why is it masculine?
Prêtres is masculine because it derives from Latin "presbyter" (an elder or priest), which was grammatically masculine. French retained this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution from Latin to Old French to Modern French. The gender is purely a matter of grammatical inheritance from Latin, not determined by the social roles associated with the word.
What is the French word for priests?
The French word for priests is les prêtres — masculine.
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