🇫🇷 francese

ongles

masculine

les ongles

nails

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ongles
/lez ɔ̃ɡl/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice ongles in francese?

AFI
/lez ɔ̃ɡl/

How do you pronounce ongles in francese?

ongles is pronounced /lez ɔ̃ɡl/ in francese.

Frasi di esempio

L'ongle cassé du pianiste lui a causé beaucoup de problèmes pendant le concert.

The pianist's broken nail caused him a lot of problems during the concert.

Le dermatologiste a examiné l'ongle infecté et a prescrit un traitement antifongique.

The dermatologist examined the infected nail and prescribed an antifungal treatment.

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Perché è masculine?

Ongles is masculine because it derives from the Latin "unguis" (nail), which was a masculine noun. In French, Latin masculine nouns ending in -is (like unguis) typically dropped the final -is and developed into masculine nouns ending in -e, following regular phonetic sound changes from Latin to Old French. Thus "unguis" became "ongle," retaining its masculine gender from Latin.

Come si dice nails in francese?

In francese, nails si dice les ongles — masculine.

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