Is « taille » masculine or feminine?
« taille » is feminine. You say la taille.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la taille |
| With the indefinite article | une taille |
| With the partitive article | de la taille |
Plural
The plural is tailles (les tailles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
taille ends in
-aille. Nouns ending in
-aille are usually feminine,
so taille 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 « taille » masculine or feminine?
« taille » is feminine. You say la taille.
Is it « le taille » or « la taille »?
It is « la taille ». « le taille » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.