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.
In a sentence
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La vitesse tue.
Speed kills. -
La vitesse crée de la perte.
Haste makes waste. -
Le train prit de la vitesse.
The train gained speed.
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 « 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.