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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.