🇫🇷 francês

orchestres

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

les orchestres

orchestras

Try it

orchestres
/le ɔʁkɛstʁ/
← masculine feminine →

Como se diz orchestres em francês?

AFI
/le ɔʁkɛstʁ/

How do you pronounce orchestres in francês?

orchestres is pronounced /le ɔʁkɛstʁ/ in francês.

Frases de exemplo

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.

Deslize orchestres no Accord

Deslize centenas de palavras e domine o gênero gramatical em francês.

Baixar na App Store

Por que é masculine?

Orchestres 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.

Como se diz orchestras em francês?

Em francês, orchestras diz-se les orchestres — masculine.

Pratique com o Accord

Deslize centenas de palavras e domine o gênero gramatical em francês.

Baixar na App Store