🇫🇷 French

tribunaux

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masculine

les tribunaux

courts

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tribunaux
/le tʁibyno/
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How do you say tribunaux in French?

IPA
/le tʁibyno/

How do you pronounce tribunaux in French?

tribunaux is pronounced /le tʁibyno/ 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?

Tribunaux 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 courts?

The French word for courts is les tribunaux — masculine.

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