Is « moelle » masculine or feminine?

« moelle » is feminine. You say la moelle.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« moelle » is feminine. You say la moelle.

Is it « le moelle » or « la moelle »?

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


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