Is « coude » masculine or feminine?
« coude » is masculine. You say le coude.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le coude |
| With the indefinite article | un coude |
| With the partitive article | du coude |
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.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
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.