Is « édition » masculine or feminine?
« édition » is feminine. You say l'édition.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'édition |
| With the indefinite article | une édition |
| With the partitive article | de l'édition |
Plural
The plural is éditions (les éditions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
édition ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so édition follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il travaille dans l'édition.
He is in the publishing business. -
L'édition de poche est moins chère.
The pocket edition is cheaper. -
Je l'ai lu dans l'édition d'aujourd'hui.
I read it in today's edition.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « édition » masculine or feminine?
« édition » is feminine. You say l'édition.
« l'édition » hides the gender. Is « édition » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'édition » for both genders, but you say une édition, not un édition, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.