🇫🇷 French

toilettes

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feminine

les toilettes

toilets

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toilettes
/le twalɛt/
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How do you say toilettes in French?

IPA
/le twalɛt/

How do you pronounce toilettes in French?

toilettes is pronounced /le twalɛt/ in French.

Example sentences

La toilette blanche était très élégante.

The white toilet was very elegant.

Elle a fait sa toilette matinale avant de partir.

She did her morning washing/grooming before leaving.

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Why is it feminine?

Toilettes is feminine because it derives from the Old French "toile" (cloth), which is feminine, with the diminutive suffix "-ette" (also feminine), literally meaning "small cloth" and originally referring to the cloth laid out during grooming rituals. The suffix "-ette" itself consistently produces feminine nouns in French, reinforcing this gender assignment.

What is the French word for toilets?

The French word for toilets is les toilettes — feminine.

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