Is « nourriture » masculine or feminine?

« nourriture » is feminine. You say la nourriture.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« nourriture » is feminine. You say la nourriture.

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

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


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