Is « égratignure » masculine or feminine?

« égratignure » is feminine. You say l'égratignure.

Article forms

With the definite article l'égratignure
With the indefinite article une égratignure
With the partitive article de l'égratignure

Plural

The plural is égratignures (les égratignures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

égratignure ends in -ure. Nouns ending in -ure are usually feminine, so égratignure follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

Common questions

Is « égratignure » masculine or feminine?

« égratignure » is feminine. You say l'égratignure.

« l'égratignure » hides the gender. Is « égratignure » masculine or feminine?

It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'égratignure » for both genders, but you say une égratignure, not un égratignure, and adjectives take the feminine form.


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