🇫🇷 French

prix Nobel

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Prix Nobel is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les prix Nobel ("Nobel prizes").

MASCULINE

prix Nobel is the plural of prix Nobel

les prix Nobel — Nobel prizes

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prix Nobel
/le pʁi nɔbɛl/
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How do you say prix Nobel in French?

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/le pʁi nɔbɛl/

How do you pronounce prix Nobel in French?

prix Nobel is pronounced /le pʁi nɔbɛl/ in French.

Example sentences

Le prix Nobel est très prestigieux et il a été accordé à de nombreux scientifiques exceptionnels.

The Nobel Prize is very prestigious and it has been awarded to many exceptional scientists.

Ce prix Nobel français a reçu une reconnaissance internationale pour ses découvertes révolutionnaires.

This French Nobel Prize received international recognition for his revolutionary discoveries.

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Why is it masculine?

Prix Nobel is masculine because it derives from the Latin "pretium" (neuter in Latin, but adopted as masculine in Old French), while "Nobel" is a proper noun (Alfred Nobel's surname) that takes the gender of the noun it modifies. The phrase "le prix Nobel" treats "prix" as the head noun, which is inherently masculine in French.

What is the French word for Nobel prizes?

The French word for Nobel prizes is les prix Nobel — masculine.

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