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