Is « dignité » masculine or feminine?
« dignité » is feminine. You say la dignité.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la dignité |
| With the indefinite article | une dignité |
| With the partitive article | de la dignité |
Plural
The plural is dignités (les dignités). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
dignité ends in
-té. Nouns ending in
-té are usually feminine,
so dignité follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La dignité se tient dans le silence.
Dignity stands in silence. -
Abandonner sa dignité, c'est comme échanger son cheval contre un âne.
Giving up your dignity is like trading a horse for a donkey. -
De nos jours, la dignité et l'importance du père japonais ont décliné.
Recently, the dignity and importance of the Japanese father has diminished.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « dignité » masculine or feminine?
« dignité » is feminine. You say la dignité.
Is it « le dignité » or « la dignité »?
It is « la dignité ». « le dignité » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.