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