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.


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