Is « sorcellerie » masculine or feminine?
« sorcellerie » is feminine. You say la sorcellerie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la sorcellerie |
| With the indefinite article | une sorcellerie |
| With the partitive article | de la sorcellerie |
Plural
The plural is sorcelleries (les sorcelleries). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sorcellerie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so sorcellerie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La sorcellerie existe partout, même en Finlande.
Witchcraft exists everywhere, even in Finland. -
Il y a de la sorcellerie là-dessous, dit une voix sinistre dans la foule.
There is sorcery behind this, said a sinister voice coming from the crowd.
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 « sorcellerie » masculine or feminine?
« sorcellerie » is feminine. You say la sorcellerie.
Is it « le sorcellerie » or « la sorcellerie »?
It is « la sorcellerie ». « le sorcellerie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.