Is « monnaie » masculine or feminine?

« monnaie » is feminine. You say la monnaie.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« monnaie » is feminine. You say la monnaie.

Is it « le monnaie » or « la monnaie »?

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


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