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