Is « escorte » masculine or feminine?

« escorte » is feminine. You say l'escorte.

Article forms

With the definite article l'escorte
With the indefinite article une escorte
With the partitive article de l'escorte

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « escorte » masculine or feminine?

« escorte » is feminine. You say l'escorte.

« l'escorte » hides the gender. Is « escorte » masculine or feminine?

It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'escorte » for both genders, but you say une escorte, not un escorte, and adjectives take the feminine form.


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