Is « courtoisie » masculine or feminine?
« courtoisie » is feminine. You say la courtoisie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la courtoisie |
| With the indefinite article | une courtoisie |
| With the partitive article | de la courtoisie |
Plural
The plural is courtoisies (les courtoisies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
courtoisie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so courtoisie 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 « courtoisie » masculine or feminine?
« courtoisie » is feminine. You say la courtoisie.
Is it « le courtoisie » or « la courtoisie »?
It is « la courtoisie ». « le courtoisie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.