Is « munition » masculine or feminine?

« munition » is feminine. You say la munition.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« munition » is feminine. You say la munition.

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

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


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