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