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Époux is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les époux ("husbands").
MASCULINEépoux is the plural of époux
les époux — husbands
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How do you say époux in French?
How do you pronounce époux in French?
époux is pronounced /lez epu/ in French.
Example sentences
L'époux français était très heureux le jour de son mariage.
The French husband was very happy on his wedding day.
Le nouvel époux a reçu un cadeau magnifique de ses parents.
The new husband received a magnificent gift from his parents.
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Why is it masculine?
Époux is masculine because it derives from the Latin "sponsus" (bridegroom), which was inherently masculine in gender; the feminine form "épouse" comes from the Latin "sponsa" (bride), showing how gender in French nouns often reflects the biological sex of the person originally denoted in Latin.
What is the French word for husbands?
The French word for husbands is les époux — masculine.
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