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