Is « solo » masculine or feminine?

« solo » is masculine. You say le solo.

Article forms

With the definite article le solo
With the indefinite article un solo
With the partitive article du solo

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« solo » is masculine. You say le solo.

Is it « la solo » or « le solo »?

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


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