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.


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