Is « coquille » masculine or feminine?
« coquille » is feminine. You say la coquille.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la coquille |
| With the indefinite article | une coquille |
| With the partitive article | de la coquille |
Plural
The plural is coquilles (les coquilles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
coquille ends in
-ille. Nouns ending in
-ille are usually feminine,
so coquille follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
C'est une coquille.
That's a typo. -
Ce doit être une coquille.
That has to be a misprint. -
Les moules ont des coquilles.
Mussels have shells.
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 « coquille » masculine or feminine?
« coquille » is feminine. You say la coquille.
Is it « le coquille » or « la coquille »?
It is « la coquille ». « le coquille » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.