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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.