I heard the œuf in “un œuf” pronounced /œf/, but the œufs in “six œufs” pronounced /ø/ (that is, without the /f/ sound). Is the plural always pronounced this way? Is this just a special feature o...

Apr 23, 2024 · 0 Writing oeuf instead of œuf is an orthographic mistake in French. Of course, it's allowed to write oeuf when it is not possible to write œuf for technical reasons. That was the …

The attachment of O and E (or of other letters) is called a typographic ligature. Ligatures were often used in ancient languages (such Latin and ancient Greek) to mark a diphthong or …

Dec 27, 2020 · OEIL, L'OEUF, Oeuf are self-published books with otherwise evidently low production values (and the last one isn't even in French). “Allez vous faire cuire un œuf” is …

Jan 16, 2018 · Au singulier, on prononce os « osse » et bœuf « beuffe ». Le S et le F, qui restent à l'écrit, ne sont pourtant pas prononcés et on dit « deux eaux » et « trois beus. » Pourquoi ?

Jun 23, 2019 · Of course everybody would understand if you sound the /f/, but the usual pronunciation is [døzøkindər]. Whether you want deux œufs à la coque or deux œufs Kinder …

Feb 8, 2014 · I am analyzing a painting named "L'œuf du verbe voir" and wonder if the word in this case means something other than egg.

In some situations "un œuf" is changed to "d'œufs" and "de l'eau" is changed to "d'eau". "d'œufs" and "d'eau" are apparently both pronounced the same and my guess is that there might be …

Oct 28, 2021 · Je crois que 'oeuf de Pâques' ne se dit pas dans ce contexte (et je crois que même la tradition chrétienne de décoration n'est pas connue). Par exemple, peut-on rendre If you …

I never heard "oeuf à la coque" as a synonym for jerks. Maybe it was something that people used to say back then, but here again, it would be the first time I hear that. So I also think the …