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.
In a sentence
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Les gens avec des coiffures d'Iroquois me font peur.
People with Mohawk haircuts frighten me! -
Une queue de cheval est la coiffure la plus simple pour des cheveux longs.
A ponytail is the simplest hairstyle for long hair. -
Voyons comment les coiffures ont évolué au cours des huit dernières décennies.
Let's look at how hairstyles have changed over the last eight decades.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.