Is « altitude » masculine or feminine?
« altitude » is feminine. You say l'altitude.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'altitude |
| With the indefinite article | une altitude |
| With the partitive article | de l'altitude |
Plural
The plural is altitudes (les altitudes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
altitude ends in
-ude. Nouns ending in
-ude are usually feminine,
so altitude follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Quelle est l'altitude du mont Everest ?
What is the height of Mt. Everest? -
Quelle est l'altitude de cette montagne?
How high is that mountain? -
À quelle altitude se trouve le plateau ?
What is the altitude of the plateau?
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « altitude » masculine or feminine?
« altitude » is feminine. You say l'altitude.
« l'altitude » hides the gender. Is « altitude » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'altitude » for both genders, but you say une altitude, not un altitude, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.