Is « veille » masculine or feminine?

« veille » is feminine. You say la veille.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« veille » is feminine. You say la veille.

Is it « le veille » or « la veille »?

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


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