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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.