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Infirmiers is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les infirmiers ("nurses (m.)").
MASCULINEinfirmiers is the plural of infirmier
les infirmiers — nurses (m.)
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How do you pronounce infirmiers in French?
infirmiers is pronounced /le ɛ̃fiʁmje/ in French.
Example sentences
Le infirmier compétent a soigné tous les patients avec beaucoup de dévouement.
The competent male nurse cared for all the patients with great dedication.
Cet infirmier expérimenté est le meilleur de l'hôpital.
This experienced male nurse is the best in the hospital.
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Why is it masculine?
Infirmiers is masculine because it derives from the Latin "infirmarius," which was grammatically masculine, and French retained this gender when the word entered the language in the medieval period to describe male nursing attendants in monasteries and hospitals. The feminine form "infirmière" was later created by adding the standard feminine suffix "-e" to the masculine noun.
What is the French word for nurses (m.)?
The French word for nurses (m.) is les infirmiers — masculine.
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