Is « demeure » masculine or feminine?

« demeure » is feminine. You say la demeure.

Article forms

With the definite article la demeure
With the indefinite article une demeure
With the partitive article de la demeure

Plural

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

Why the gender

demeure ends in -ure. Nouns ending in -ure are usually feminine, so demeure 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 « demeure » masculine or feminine?

« demeure » is feminine. You say la demeure.

Is it « le demeure » or « la demeure »?

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


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