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.
In a sentence
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La moelle de l'orange est plutôt amère.
The pith of an orange is rather bitter. -
La rafale glaciale m'a transpercé jusqu'à la moelle.
The icy blast of wind pierced me to the marrow. -
Une rafale glaciale m'a glacé jusqu'à la moelle des os.
An icy blast of wind chilled me to the bone.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.