🇫🇷 francese

orchestre

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

l' orchestre

orchestra

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orchestre
/lɔʁkɛstʁ/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice orchestre in francese?

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/lɔʁkɛstʁ/

How do you pronounce orchestre in francese?

orchestre is pronounced /lɔʁkɛstʁ/ in francese.

Frasi di esempio

Le orchestre symphonique est arrivé tard à la répétition.

The symphonic orchestra arrived late to rehearsal.

Cet orchestre nouveau a remporté le grand prix international.

This new orchestra won the grand international prize.

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Perché è masculine?

Orchestre is masculine in French. While it does derive from Latin "orchestra" (from Greek "ὀρχήστρα"), the reason for its masculine gender is more straightforward: French nouns ending in "-e" are typically feminine, but "orchestre" is an exception. It retained masculine gender likely due to its learned/technical nature as a word borrowed directly into French, or because it was treated as a masculine collective noun when adopted into French usage, overriding the typical "-e" feminine ending pattern.

Come si dice orchestra in francese?

In francese, orchestra si dice l' orchestre — masculine.

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