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