French Conversation · Level 24
90 words
French word
galaxie
Pronunciation
IPA/galaksi/
Meaning
- feminine noungalaxy
Example
Regarde cette galaxie sur la photo.
Look at this galaxy in the photo.
More examples
Notre galaxie s'appelle la Voie lactée.
Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
Core concept
A vast gravitationally bound island of stars, gas, and dust, often shaped as a disk or spiral.
Common phrases
notre galaxie
our galaxy
voir une galaxie
to see a galaxy
Similar words
Voie lactée: The galaxy containing Earth, seen as a bright band across the night sky.
étoile: A huge ball of gas that produces its own light and appears as a point in the night sky.
planète: A rocky, icy, or gaseous body that orbits a star.
Definition in French
Immense ensemble d'étoiles, de gaz et de poussières lié par la gravitation et formant une vaste structure céleste, souvent en disque ou en spirale.
Word origin
French galaxie comes through Latin galaxias from Greek galaxias, derived from gala, meaning milk, because the Milky Way appeared as a milky band.
Usage tips
- Galaxie is feminine, so the usual article is la, as in la galaxie.