Is « orbite » masculine or feminine?
« orbite » is feminine. You say l'orbite.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'orbite |
| With the indefinite article | une orbite |
| With the partitive article | de l'orbite |
Plural
The plural is orbites (les orbites). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « orbite » masculine or feminine?
« orbite » is feminine. You say l'orbite.
« l'orbite » hides the gender. Is « orbite » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'orbite » for both genders, but you say une orbite, not un orbite, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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