🇫🇷 francese

pieuvre

feminine

la pieuvre

octopus

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pieuvre
/la pjœvʁ/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice pieuvre in francese?

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/la pjœvʁ/

How do you pronounce pieuvre in francese?

pieuvre is pronounced /la pjœvʁ/ in francese.

Frasi di esempio

La pieuvre intelligente a changé de couleur pour se cacher des prédateurs.

The intelligent octopus changed color to hide from predators.

Cette pieuvre géante que nous avons observée était vraiment fascinante.

This giant octopus that we observed was truly fascinating.

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Perché è feminine?

Pieuvre is feminine. While it does derive from Latin "polypus" (from Greek "polýpous"), the feminine gender in French is primarily due to the word's evolution through Old French, where it underwent semantic and morphological changes. The modern form "pieuvre" acquired a feminine -vre ending during this evolution, which reinforced its feminine classification. However, the association with other feminine sea creatures and the -vre ending are consequences of the gender assignment rather than its cause. The gender is ultimately a historical accident of Romance language evolution.

Come si dice octopus in francese?

In francese, octopus si dice la pieuvre — feminine.

Genere nelle altre lingue

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