chèvre

/ʃɛvʁ/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les chèvres

Meaning

  1. goat

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

bouc

Chèvre is the general word for a goat; bouc specifically means a male goat, a billy goat.

Similar in other languages

German

Ziege

Ziege is the German word for the same thing — both mean "goat."

Spanish

cabra

cabra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "goat."

Spanish

chivo

chivo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "goat."

Practice

1 What does chèvre mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ broute l'herbe de la colline.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chèvre?

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