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la vertu
virtue
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How do you say vertu in French?
How do you pronounce vertu in French?
vertu is pronounced /la vɛʁty/ in French.
Example sentences
La vertu morale est plus importante que la richesse matérielle.
Moral virtue is more important than material wealth.
Cette jeune femme possède une grande vertu et une honnêteté remarquable.
This young woman possesses great virtue and remarkable honesty.
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Why is it feminine?
Vertu is feminine because it derives from Latin "virtus" (feminine accusative "virtutem"). In the transition from Latin to Old French, the accusative case forms became the basis for the modern French word. The -em ending of the accusative was dropped, leaving "vertu," which was reanalyzed as a feminine noun, likely influenced by the phonetic similarity to other feminine abstract nouns ending in -tu and the association with the productive feminine suffix -té/-tu.
What is the French word for virtue?
The French word for virtue is la vertu — feminine.
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