French Nouns Starting With U

9 of the most common French nouns start with U: 2 masculine, 7 feminine, and 0 that take either gender.

Noun	Gender	Meaning	Ending rule
l'uniforme	masculine		No rule
l'union	feminine		No rule
l'unité	feminine		Follows `-té`
l'université	feminine		Follows `-té`
l'urgence	feminine	emergency; urgency; (plural) the ER	Follows `-ence`
l'usage	masculine		Follows `-age`
l'usine	feminine		No rule
l'utilisation	feminine		Follows `-tion`
l'utilité	feminine		Follows `-té`

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.