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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.