🇫🇷 French

romarins

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

les romarins

rosemaries

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romarins
/le ʁɔmaʁɛ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say romarins in French?

IPA
/le ʁɔmaʁɛ̃/

How do you pronounce romarins in French?

romarins is pronounced /le ʁɔmaʁɛ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le romarin frais que j'ai acheté au marché est très parfumé.

The fresh rosemary that I bought at the market is very fragrant.

Ce romarin sauvage pousse naturellement dans les collines méditerranéennes.

This wild rosemary grows naturally in the Mediterranean hills.

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Why is it masculine?

Romarins (rosemary) is masculine in French because it derives from Latin "rosmarinus," which was masculine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender from its Latin ancestor. The Latin name itself likely combined "ros" (dew) and "marinus" (of the sea), referring to the plant's coastal habitat.

What is the French word for rosemaries?

The French word for rosemaries is les romarins — masculine.

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