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.


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