Is « cavalerie » masculine or feminine?
« cavalerie » is feminine. You say la cavalerie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la cavalerie |
| With the indefinite article | une cavalerie |
| With the partitive article | de la cavalerie |
Plural
The plural is cavaleries (les cavaleries). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
cavalerie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so cavalerie 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 « cavalerie » masculine or feminine?
« cavalerie » is feminine. You say la cavalerie.
Is it « le cavalerie » or « la cavalerie »?
It is « la cavalerie ». « le cavalerie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.