Is « cascade » masculine or feminine?

« cascade » is feminine. You say la cascade.

Article forms

With the definite article la cascade
With the indefinite article une cascade
With the partitive article de la cascade

Plural

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

Why the gender

cascade ends in -ade. Nouns ending in -ade are usually feminine, so cascade 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 « cascade » masculine or feminine?

« cascade » is feminine. You say la cascade.

Is it « le cascade » or « la cascade »?

It is « la cascade ». « le cascade » is incorrect.


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