Accordrécifs
les récifs
reefs
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Come si dice récifs in francese?
How do you pronounce récifs in francese?
récifs is pronounced /le ʁesif/ in francese.
Frasi di esempio
Le récif corallien est magnifique et très ancien.
The coral reef is magnificent and very old. (masculine adjectives: corallien, magnifique, ancien agree with le récif)
Ce récif tropical est devenu un parc marin protégé.
This tropical reef has become a protected marine park. (masculine adjectives: tropical, protégé and demonstrative adjective ce agree with récif)
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Perché è masculine?
Récifs is masculine. While the word does derive from Arabic "رصيف" (rasīf) meaning "reef" or "pavement," the explanation for its masculine gender is imprecise. In French, words ending in -f are typically masculine (e.g., neuf, chef, motif), which better accounts for récif's gender than the broader claim about consonant-final words. The Arabic borrowing into Old French is plausible given medieval Mediterranean trade, but the masculine gender is primarily maintained due to the -f ending pattern in French rather than Romance language conventions about consonant-final words.
Come si dice reefs in francese?
In francese, reefs si dice les récifs — masculine.
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