🇫🇷 French

tribunal

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masculine

le tribunal

court

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tribunal
/lə tʁibynal/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tribunal in French?

IPA
/lə tʁibynal/

How do you pronounce tribunal in French?

tribunal is pronounced /lə tʁibynal/ in French.

Example sentences

Le tribunal français a rendu son jugement hier.

The French court rendered its judgment yesterday.

Ce tribunal est très ancien et respecté.

This court is very old and respected.

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Why is it masculine?

Tribunal is masculine in French. It derives from Latin "tribunāl" (originally neuter), but in French, nouns ending in "-al" are predominantly masculine. This gender assignment reflects French phonological and morphological patterns rather than direct inheritance of Latin neuter gender. The etymological root refers to the platform (tribunal) where Roman tribunes (magistrates) sat to administer justice.

What is the French word for court?

The French word for court is le tribunal — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishcorte flips!lafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiantribunaleilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesetribunalomasculine

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