Is « patrie » masculine or feminine?
« patrie » is feminine. You say la patrie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la patrie |
| With the indefinite article | une patrie |
| With the partitive article | de la patrie |
Plural
The plural is patries (les patries). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
patrie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so patrie 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 « patrie » masculine or feminine?
« patrie » is feminine. You say la patrie.
Is it « le patrie » or « la patrie »?
It is « la patrie ». « le patrie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.