Is « apocalypse » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « apocalypse » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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