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