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