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Alexandra
What's the feminine form of "l'agneau"?
I thought it was " l'agnelle " (same as on wiktionary.fr) but my textbook says it's one of those words that has to receive "femelle" - "un agneau femelle".
Can both of them be used? If so, which one is used most of the time?
10 déc. 2013 19:37
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In French, animal genders are not logical, based on actual facts that is. For example, all gazelles are "une gazelle" (regardless of it's genitalia!!) and all squirrels are "un écureuil". When it is necessary to specify (and it really isn't that often unless you are a vet, a farmer or siilar) we say "une gazelle mâle" and "un écureuil femelle".
That said, I checked in the Larousse dictionnary and agnelle existe and indeed mean a female sheep under a year old. I had never heard it myself though. So there, you can use it, but don't be surprise if someone say "a what?"
11 décembre 2013
Hi! oui pour le feminin de l'agneau ,c'est comme de logique "l'agnelle" bye
10 décembre 2013
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Alexandra
Compétences linguistiques
Néerlandais, Anglais, Français, Roumain
Langue étudiée
Néerlandais, Anglais, Français
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