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