Accordtrottoir
le trottoir
sidewalk
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How do you say trottoir in French?
How do you pronounce trottoir in French?
trottoir is pronounced /lə tʁɔtwaʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le trottoir étroit était dangereux pour les piétons.
The narrow sidewalk was dangerous for pedestrians.
Ce long trottoir gris traverse tout le quartier historique.
This long gray sidewalk runs through the entire historic neighborhood.
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Why is it masculine?
Trottoir is masculine because it derives from the Old French verb "trotter" (to trot), with the suffix "-oir" (a masculine agent noun suffix meaning "place or thing that does X"), making it literally "a place where one trots." The masculine gender stuck with this suffix pattern, similar to other French nouns like "couloir" (corridor) and "dortoir" (dormitory).
What is the French word for sidewalk?
The French word for sidewalk is le trottoir — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | acera flips! | la | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | marciapiede | il | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | calçada flips! | a | feminine |
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