Is « gonzesse » masculine or feminine?

« gonzesse » is feminine. You say la gonzesse.

Article forms

With the definite article la gonzesse
With the indefinite article une gonzesse
With the partitive article de la gonzesse

Plural

The plural is gonzesses (les gonzesses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

gonzesse ends in -esse. Nouns ending in -esse are usually feminine, so gonzesse 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 « gonzesse » masculine or feminine?

« gonzesse » is feminine. You say la gonzesse.

Is it « le gonzesse » or « la gonzesse »?

It is « la gonzesse ». « le gonzesse » is incorrect.


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