Accordœuf
l' œuf
egg
Try it
How do you say œuf in French?
How do you pronounce œuf in French?
œuf is pronounced /lœf/ in French.
Example sentences
L'œuf est blanc et rond.
The egg is white and round. (masculine adjectives: blanc, rond)
J'ai trouvé un œuf cassé ce matin.
I found a broken egg this morning. (masculine article un, masculine adjective cassé)
Swipe œuf in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.
Why is it masculine?
Œuf is masculine because it derives from the Latin "ovum" (neuter), which became masculine in Old French, likely due to the influence of the masculine article and other phonetic changes that obscured the neuter gender system during the transition from Latin to Romance languages. This represents a common pattern where Latin neuter nouns were reassigned to masculine or feminine genders in French.
What is the French word for egg?
The French word for egg is l' œuf — masculine.
Gender across languages
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.