village
le village
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How do you say village in French?
How do you pronounce village in French?
village is pronounced /lə vilaʒ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le village ancien était très pittoresque avec ses maisons en pierre.
The old village was very picturesque with its stone houses.
Ce petit village français a conservé son charme traditionnel.
This small French village has retained its traditional charm.
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Why is it masculine?
Village is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin "villāticum" (adjective form of "villa," a country estate), and French retained the masculine gender of this Latin source word. The suffix "-age" in French is typically masculine, which reinforced this gender assignment.
What is the French word for village?
The French word for village is le village — masculine.
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