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la vieillesse
old age
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How do you say vieillesse in French?
How do you pronounce vieillesse in French?
vieillesse is pronounced /la vjɛjɛs/ in French.
Example sentences
La vieillesse est une période naturelle et inévitable de la vie humaine.
Old age is a natural and inevitable period of human life.
Ma grand-mère a traversé sa vieillesse avec une grande dignité et une sagesse remarquable.
My grandmother went through her old age with great dignity and remarkable wisdom.
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Why is it feminine?
Vieillesse is feminine because it derives from the Latin "vetustas" (also feminine), which itself comes from the adjective "vetus" (old); French inherited the feminine gender along with the noun form, as Latin abstract nouns ending in "-tas" were typically feminine and often became "-esse" nouns in Old French.
What is the French word for old age?
The French word for old age is la vieillesse — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | vecchiaia | la | feminine |
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