Accordscarabée
le scarabée
beetle
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How do you say scarabée in French?
How do you pronounce scarabée in French?
scarabée is pronounced /lə skaʁabe/ in French.
Example sentences
Le scarabée bleu que j'ai trouvé dans le jardin est très rare et précieux.
The blue beetle that I found in the garden is very rare and valuable.
Ce scarabée doré était sacré pour les anciens Égyptiens, qui le considéraient comme un dieu puissant.
This golden beetle was sacred to the ancient Egyptians, who considered it a powerful god.
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Why is it masculine?
Scarabée is feminine in French, despite deriving from the masculine Latin "scarabaeus." The word is feminine because French nouns ending in "-ée" are typically feminine, and this pattern override the original Latin gender during the language's evolution. The etymology from Latin "scarabaeus" (ultimately from Greek "σκαράβαιος") is accurate, but French grammatical gender assignment follows modern gender patterns rather than strict Latin retention.
What is the French word for beetle?
The French word for beetle is le scarabée — masculine.
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