Is « clôture » masculine or feminine?

« clôture » is feminine. You say la clôture.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« clôture » is feminine. You say la clôture.

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

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


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