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la tortue
turtle
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How do you say tortue in French?
How do you pronounce tortue in French?
tortue is pronounced /la tɔʁty/ in French.
Example sentences
La tortue verte est menacée d'extinction à cause de la pollution.
The green turtle is threatened with extinction because of pollution.
Cette tortue ancienne a traversé plusieurs générations de ma famille.
This ancient turtle has lived through several generations of my family.
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Why is it feminine?
Tortue is feminine because it derives from Latin "tortuca," which was itself feminine. The feminine gender was preserved through Old French into modern French. The -a ending in Latin typically marked feminine nouns, and this gender was maintained as the word evolved phonetically into French "tortue."
What is the French word for turtle?
The French word for turtle is la tortue — feminine.
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