Is « solitude » masculine or feminine?

« solitude » is feminine. You say la solitude.

Article forms

With the definite article la solitude
With the indefinite article une solitude
With the partitive article de la solitude

Plural

The plural is solitudes (les solitudes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

solitude ends in -ude. Nouns ending in -ude are usually feminine, so solitude 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 « solitude » masculine or feminine?

« solitude » is feminine. You say la solitude.

Is it « le solitude » or « la solitude »?

It is « la solitude ». « le solitude » is incorrect.


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