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Is animal FEM or MASC French?

Is animal FEM or MASC French?

Like all nouns, animal names are strictly masculine or feminine when they refer to the generic name of the species. Ex. 1: un singe (= a monkey), un perroquet (= a parrot), un hippocampe (= a seahorse) are masculine nouns. Ex.

How do you say animal in other languages?

In other languages animal

  1. American English: animal /ˈænɪməl/
  2. Arabic: حَيَوان
  3. Brazilian Portuguese: animal.
  4. Chinese: 动物
  5. Croatian: životinja.
  6. Czech: zvíře.
  7. Danish: dyr levende væsen.
  8. Dutch: dier.

What is another name for animal?

What is another word for animal?

creature beast
wildlife brute
fauna organism
varmint beastie
being pet

What’s the national animal of France?

The Gallic Rooster
The Gallic Rooster. The Latin word “gallus” means both “rooster” and “inhabitant of Gaul”.

Is horse in French masculine or feminine?

When a French noun describes a live being, its gender (masculine or feminine) often reflects the gender of the being in question. For example: The word cheval (horse) is masculine, whereas jument (mare) is feminine, because they both reflect the gender of the animal.

What do pigs say in French?

1. Pigs — Groin-groin. French porkers are not happy about their destinies as andouillettes, apparently; the description of their oinks in French is un couchon grogne, literally meaning “a pig grumbles.” The noun for an oink is also une grogne, which also means dissatisfaction.

What is the opposite word of animals?

“The animal shelter brought in another stray that had been found on the side of a busy highway.”…What is the opposite of animal?

stray estray
waif homeless animal

What is Paris state animal?

The Rooster
The National Animal of France: The Rooster.