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.
In a sentence
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Nous échangeâmes des salutations.
We exchanged greetings. -
Ceci est la salutation musulmane.
This is the Muslim greeting. -
Toutes mes salutations.
Many greetings.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.