wombat
/wɔ̃.bat/masculine
The French word for wombat is wombat.
wombat refers to the wombat, a type of marsupial.
Meaning: marsupial (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, wombat is preceded by the masculine articles le or un (e.g., le wombat).
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /wɔ̃.bat/. It consists of two syllables.
Did you know?
- The French pronunciation /wɔ̃.bat/ sounds significantly different from the English pronunciation because the first syllable uses a nasal vowel sound.
- Unlike many other animal names that were adapted from Latin, wombat bypassed Latin entirely and entered the French language directly from English.
- The word wombat is an example of a 'mot étranger' in French, where the word retains its original spelling but adopts French grammatical gender.
Examples in context
- J'aime les animaux uniques, c'est pourquoi j'admire le wombat.I love unique animals, which is why I admire the wombat.
- Le wombat est un animal assez lent.The wombat is a rather slow animal.
- J'ai vu un wombat dans le documentaire.I saw a wombat in the documentary.
- Ce wombat dort dans un terrier.This wombat sleeps in a burrow.
Example conversation
Léa and Gabriel are looking at a book about animals.
- LéaRegarde ce petit wombat sur la photo.Look at this little wombat in the photo.
- GabrielIl est vraiment mignon, ce wombat.This wombat is really cute.
- LéaEst-ce qu'il est rapide ?Is it fast?
- GabrielNon, il est très lent.No, it is very slow.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wombat” translations and entries wombat, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries wombat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
