🇫🇷 French

tanières

feminine

les tanières

dens

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tanières
/le tanjɛʁ/
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How do you say tanières in French?

IPA
/le tanjɛʁ/

How do you pronounce tanières in French?

tanières is pronounced /le tanjɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La tanière sombre du loup était très profonde et bien cachée.

The wolf's dark lair was very deep and well hidden.

Cette tanière abandonnée attirait les chercheurs d'or qui exploraient la montagne.

This abandoned lair attracted gold seekers who were exploring the mountain.

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Why is it feminine?

Tanières is feminine because it derives from Old French "tanière" (animal's den), which likely comes from the Latin "tanna" (den/lair) with the addition of the French feminine suffix "-ière." The "-ière" suffix, which typically denotes a feminine agent noun or place, contributed to or reinforced the feminine gender of this word in French.

What is the French word for dens?

The French word for dens is les tanières — feminine.

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