🇫🇷 French

vers

masculine

les vers

worms

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vers
/le vɛʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say vers in French?

IPA
/le vɛʁ/

How do you pronounce vers in French?

vers is pronounced /le vɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le ver rose que j'ai trouvé dans le jardin était très petit.

The pink worm that I found in the garden was very small.

Ce ver blanc a infesté tout mon potager l'année dernière.

This white worm infested my entire vegetable garden last year.

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Why is it masculine?

Vers (worm/maggot) is masculine in French. It derives from Latin "vermis," which was masculine in gender. This gender classification was inherited through Old French into modern French. While the etymology is clear, the specific reason for the masculine gender assignment in Latin is not definitively known.

What is the French word for worms?

The French word for worms is les vers — masculine.

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