🇫🇷 French

publicité

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la publicité

advertising

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publicité
/la pyblisite/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say publicité in French?

IPA
/la pyblisite/

How do you pronounce publicité in French?

publicité is pronounced /la pyblisite/ in French.

Example sentences

La publicité nouvelle est très créative et elle attire beaucoup de clients.

The new advertisement is very creative and it attracts many customers.

Cette publicité ancienne était célèbre, mais elle n'est plus pertinente aujourd'hui.

That old advertisement was famous, but it is no longer relevant today.

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Why is it feminine?

Publicité is feminine because it derives from the Latin "publicitas," which follows the feminine "-itas" suffix pattern that typically produces feminine nouns in French (similar to "charité," "clarté," and "liberté"). This Latin suffix, when adapted into French as "-ité," consistently generates feminine nouns.

What is the French word for advertising?

The French word for advertising is la publicité — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianpubblicitàlafeminine

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