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Is « coude » masculine or feminine?

« coude » is masculine. You say le coude.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

coude ends in -ude. Nouns ending in -ude are usually feminine, so coude is one of the exceptions: it is masculine. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Elle m'a pincé le coude.
  She gave a pluck at my elbow.
• Tom m'a touché le coude.
  Tom touched my elbow.
• Il s'est écorché le coude.
  He skinned his elbow.

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:

• habitude
• étude
• attitude
• inquiétude
• solitude
• fraude
• gratitude
• altitude

Common questions

Is « coude » masculine or feminine?

« coude » is masculine. You say le coude.

Is it « la coude » or « le coude »?

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

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.