Is « fermeture » masculine or feminine?

« fermeture » is feminine. You say la fermeture.

Article forms

With the definite article la fermeture
With the indefinite article une fermeture
With the partitive article de la fermeture

Plural

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

Why the gender

fermeture ends in -ure. Nouns ending in -ure are usually feminine, so fermeture 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 « fermeture » masculine or feminine?

« fermeture » is feminine. You say la fermeture.

Is it « le fermeture » or « la fermeture »?

It is « la fermeture ». « le fermeture » is incorrect.


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