🇫🇷 French

valise

feminine

la valise

suitcase

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valise
/la valiz/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say valise in French?

IPA
/la valiz/

How do you pronounce valise in French?

valise is pronounced /la valiz/ in French.

Example sentences

La valise rouge est trop lourde pour que je la porte seul.

The red suitcase is too heavy for me to carry it alone.

Ma valise préférée a été endommagée pendant le voyage, donc je dois en acheter une nouvelle.

My favorite suitcase was damaged during the trip, so I need to buy a new one.

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Why is it feminine?

Valise is feminine in French because it derives from the Italian "valigia," which comes from Latin "valisia" (a traveling bag). The word retained the feminine gender from its Latin origins, as Latin nouns ending in -a were typically feminine in the first declension. This feminine gender was preserved when the word entered French and other Romance languages.

What is the French word for suitcase?

The French word for suitcase is la valise — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishmaletalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianvaligialafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemalaafeminine

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