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.
In a sentence
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Je ne gère pas bien la solitude.
I don't handle loneliness well. -
La solitude, c'est l'indépendance.
Solitude is independence. -
La solitude vivifie; l'isolement tue.
Solitude vivifies; isolation kills.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.