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