Is « proie » masculine or feminine?

« proie » is feminine. You say la proie.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« proie » is feminine. You say la proie.

Is it « le proie » or « la proie »?

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


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