Is « jalousie » masculine or feminine?

« jalousie » is feminine. You say la jalousie.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« jalousie » is feminine. You say la jalousie.

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

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


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