Is « indice » masculine or feminine?

« indice » is masculine. You say l'indice.

Article forms

With the definite article l'indice
With the indefinite article un indice
With the partitive article de l'indice

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « indice » masculine or feminine?

« indice » is masculine. You say l'indice.

« l'indice » hides the gender. Is « indice » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'indice » for both genders, but you say un indice, not une indice, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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