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