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