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