🇫🇷 francese

lèvres

feminine

les lèvres

lips

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lèvres
/le lɛvʁ/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice lèvres in francese?

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/le lɛvʁ/

How do you pronounce lèvres in francese?

lèvres is pronounced /le lɛvʁ/ in francese.

Frasi di esempio

La lèvre inférieure est plus charnue que la lèvre supérieure.

The lower lip is fleshier than the upper lip.

Elle s'est mordu la lèvre inférieure en écoutant la mauvaise nouvelle.

She bit her lower lip while listening to the bad news.

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Perché è feminine?

Lèvres (lip) is feminine because it derives from Latin "labra," which is the plural form of "labrum." In Latin, "labrum" (lip) was masculine, but "labra" (lips) was reanalyzed as a feminine singular noun in Vulgar Latin due to its -a ending, which is typical of first declension feminine nouns. This reanalysis carried the feminine gender into Old French and modern French.

Come si dice lips in francese?

In francese, lips si dice les lèvres — feminine.

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