Is « sonnerie » masculine or feminine?

« sonnerie » is feminine. You say la sonnerie.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« sonnerie » is feminine. You say la sonnerie.

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

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


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