🇫🇷 French

syndicat

masculine

le syndicat

union

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syndicat
/lə sɛ̃dika/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say syndicat in French?

IPA
/lə sɛ̃dika/

How do you pronounce syndicat in French?

syndicat is pronounced /lə sɛ̃dika/ in French.

Example sentences

Le syndicat puissant a organisé une grève importante.

The powerful union organized a major strike.

Ce syndicat nouveau représente les intérêts des travailleurs.

This new union represents the interests of workers.

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Why is it masculine?

Syndicat is masculine because it derives from the Late Latin "syndicatus," which retained the masculine gender of Latin nouns ending in "-atus" when adopted into French; this Latin root itself comes from "syndicus" (a representative or delegate), which was also masculine.

What is the French word for union?

The French word for union is le syndicat — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishsindicatoelmasculine

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