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