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