Is « mairie » masculine or feminine?

« mairie » is feminine. You say la mairie.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« mairie » is feminine. You say la mairie.

Is it « le mairie » or « la mairie »?

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


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