🇫🇷 French

table

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la table

table

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table
/la tabl/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say table in French?

IPA
/la tabl/

How do you pronounce table in French?

table is pronounced /la tabl/ in French.

Example sentences

La table ronde est très ancienne et précieuse.

The round table is very old and precious.

Cette table blanche a été restaurée par un artisan spécialisé.

This white table was restored by a specialized craftsman.

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Why is it feminine?

Table is feminine in French because it descends from Latin "tabula" (feminine), which referred to a wooden plank or board and belonged to the first declension class of Latin nouns, which were typically feminine. This Latin gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and modern French.

What is the French word for table?

The French word for table is la table — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishmesalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiantavolo flips!ilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemesaafeminine

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