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.


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