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