Is « limonade » masculine or feminine?

« limonade » is feminine. You say la limonade.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« limonade » is feminine. You say la limonade.

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

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


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