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