Accordtémoin
le témoin
witness
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How do you say témoin in French?
How do you pronounce témoin in French?
témoin is pronounced /lə temwɛ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le témoin principal a déclaré qu'il avait vu le suspect s'enfuir rapidement.
The main witness declared that he had seen the suspect flee quickly.
Ce témoin courageux a risqué sa propre sécurité pour aider la police.
This courageous witness risked his own safety to help the police.
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Why is it masculine?
Témoin is masculine because it derives from Latin "testis" (witness), which was a masculine noun, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (testis > témoin). The word's gender remained stable even as its semantic field evolved, making it a straightforward case of Latin gender inheritance rather than an exception.
What is the French word for witness?
The French word for witness is le témoin — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | testigo | el | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | testemunha flips! | a | feminine |
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