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