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.
In a sentence
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C'est une morsure d'araignée.
That's a spider bite. -
La morsure de serpent a été fatale.
The snake bite was fatal. -
Comment éviter les morsures de tiques ?
How can you avoid tick bites?
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.