Is « morsure » masculine or feminine?

« morsure » is feminine. You say la morsure.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« morsure » is feminine. You say la morsure.

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

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


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