🇫🇷 French

solitude

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feminine

la solitude

solitude

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solitude
/la sɔlityd/
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How do you say solitude in French?

IPA
/la sɔlityd/

How do you pronounce solitude in French?

solitude is pronounced /la sɔlityd/ in French.

Example sentences

La solitude profonde qu'elle ressentait était insurmontable.

The deep solitude that she felt was insurmountable.

Sa longue solitude lui avait rendu la vie difficile.

His long solitude had made life difficult for him.

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Why is it feminine?

Solitude is feminine in French because it derives from Latin "solitudinem," which retained the feminine gender of the Latin first-declension noun (similar to how Latin "gratia" became French "grâce," also feminine). The suffix "-tude" in French typically marks abstract nouns as feminine, a pattern inherited from these Latin feminine endings.

What is the French word for solitude?

The French word for solitude is la solitude — feminine.

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