oursin

/uʁ.sɛ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
les oursins

Meaning

  1. sea urchin

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Seeigel

Seeigel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sea urchin."

Practice

1 What does oursin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il faut faire attention en marchant sur un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches oursin?

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