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.
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.