🇫🇷 French

soupe

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feminine

la soupe

soup

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soupe
/la sup/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say soupe in French?

IPA
/la sup/

How do you pronounce soupe in French?

soupe is pronounced /la sup/ in French.

Example sentences

La soupe chaude est délicieuse ce soir.

The hot soup is delicious this evening. (feminine adjective 'chaude' and feminine article 'la' agree with feminine noun 'soupe')

Cette soupe traditionnelle française est la meilleure que j'ai jamais goûtée.

This traditional French soup is the best one I've ever tasted. (feminine adjectives 'traditionnelle' and 'française' and feminine demonstrative 'cette' must agree with feminine noun 'soupe')

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Why is it feminine?

Soupe is feminine because it derives from Late Latin "suppa" (a feminine noun referring to bread soaked in liquid), which retained its feminine gender when adopted into Old French. The word's gender is thus a direct inheritance from its Latin etymological source.

What is the French word for soup?

The French word for soup is la soupe — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishsopalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianzuppalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesesopaafeminine

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