Is « atterrissage » masculine or feminine?
« atterrissage » is masculine. You say l'atterrissage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'atterrissage |
| With the indefinite article | un atterrissage |
| With the partitive article | de l'atterrissage |
Plural
The plural is atterrissages (les atterrissages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
atterrissage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so atterrissage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
L'atterrissage était parfait.
The landing was perfect. -
L'avion a effectué un atterrissage parfait.
The plane made a perfect landing. -
Le décollage est plus facile que l'atterrissage.
Taking off is easier than landing.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « atterrissage » masculine or feminine?
« atterrissage » is masculine. You say l'atterrissage.
« l'atterrissage » hides the gender. Is « atterrissage » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'atterrissage » for both genders, but you say un atterrissage, not une atterrissage, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.