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