Accordsœur
la sœur
sister
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How do you say sœur in French?
How do you pronounce sœur in French?
sœur is pronounced /la sœʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Ma sœur ainée est devenue une avocate brillante.
My older sister became a brilliant lawyer.
La sœur de mon ami est très talentueuse et créative.
My friend's sister is very talented and creative.
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Why is it feminine?
Sœur (sister) is feminine because it descends from Latin "soror," which was grammatically feminine in the Latin third declension. This gender assignment carried forward into Old French and Modern French. While the word ends in -r rather than typical feminine endings like -e, -tion, or -ité, the feminine gender was preserved through its Latin inheritance and is maintained in modern usage.
What is the French word for sister?
The French word for sister is la sœur — feminine.
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