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