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.


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