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