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Nostalgie is feminine in French. The article is la, so the full form is la nostalgie ("nostalgia").
FEMININEla nostalgie
nostalgia
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How do you say nostalgie in French?
How do you pronounce nostalgie in French?
nostalgie is pronounced /la nɔstalʒi/ in French.
Example sentences
La nostalgie douce de mon enfance m'a envahi ce matin.
The sweet nostalgia of my childhood overwhelmed me this morning.
Cette vieille chanson a réveillé une nostalgie profonde et mélancolique.
This old song awakened a deep and melancholic nostalgia.
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Why is it feminine?
Nostalgie is feminine because it ends in "-ie," a suffix that typically marks feminine nouns in French. The word derives from the Greek "nostos" (homecoming) combined with "algia" (pain/suffering), and follows the gender pattern of similar French abstract nouns ending in "-ie" such as "mélancolie" (melancholy) and "energie" (energy).
What is the French word for nostalgia?
The French word for nostalgia is la nostalgie — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | nostalgia | la | feminine |
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