French Nouns Starting With Q

11 of the most common French nouns start with Q: 3 masculine, 7 feminine, and 1 that take either gender.

Noun	Gender	Meaning	Ending rule
le quai	masculine		No rule
la qualité	feminine		Follows `-té`
la quantité	feminine		Follows `-té`
la quarantaine	feminine		No rule
le quart	masculine		No rule
le quartier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
le quatrième / la quatrième	both		No rule
la querelle	feminine		Follows `-elle`
la question	feminine	question	Follows `-tion`
la quête	feminine		No rule
la queue	feminine		No rule

The ending rules come from the gender rules by ending. Looking for a noun that is not listed? Look it up on the home page, or go back to the full A-to-Z index.