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