🇫🇷 francese

bicyclette

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la bicyclette

bicycle

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bicyclette
/la bisiklɛt/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice bicyclette in francese?

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/la bisiklɛt/

How do you pronounce bicyclette in francese?

bicyclette is pronounced /la bisiklɛt/ in francese.

Frasi di esempio

La bicyclette rouge de ma sœur est très rapide et légère.

My sister's red bicycle is very fast and light.

Cette nouvelle bicyclette est parfaite pour ma fille sportive.

This new bicycle is perfect for my athletic daughter.

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Perché è feminine?

Bicyclette is feminine because it derives from the French word "bicycl-" (from Latin "bi-" meaning two, and Greek "kyklos" meaning wheel) combined with the feminine suffix "-ette," which is a diminutive marker that inherently carries feminine gender in French. The "-ette" suffix, originally used to denote smaller or more delicate versions of objects, became so associated with feminine nouns that it imparted this gender to "bicyclette" despite the neutral Latin roots.

Come si dice bicycle in francese?

In francese, bicycle si dice la bicyclette — feminine.

Genere nelle altre lingue

LinguaParolaArticoloGenere
🇪🇸 Spanishbicicletalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianbiciclettalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesebicicletaafeminine

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