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Volcans is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les volcans ("volcanoes").
MASCULINEvolcans is the plural of volcan
les volcans — volcanoes
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How do you say volcans in French?
How do you pronounce volcans in French?
volcans is pronounced /le vɔlkɑ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le volcan actif a erupted hier et a détruit plusieurs villages.
The active volcano erupted yesterday and destroyed several villages.
Ce grand volcan sicilien est devenu un site touristique populaire.
This large Sicilian volcano has become a popular tourist site.
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Why is it masculine?
Volcans is masculine in French. While it does derive from Latin "vulcanus" (the Roman god of fire), the gender assignment is better explained by the Latin masculine nominative ending "-us," which typically became masculine nouns in French. Most French nouns ending in "-an" are masculine, following a predictable pattern rather than being purely exceptional. The word retained its masculine gender through regular sound changes and gender patterns during the evolution from Latin to French.
What is the French word for volcanoes?
The French word for volcanoes is les volcans — masculine.
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