épée

Is épée masculine or feminine?

l'épée
/lepe/femininesword

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ée are usually feminine.
The suffix often marks a duration or contents.
91.7% of -ée nouns are feminine
Exceptions

These end in -ée too, but they are masculine.

lelycéelemuséeletrophéelerez-de-chausséelemacchabée

In context

  • La plume est plus forte que l'épée.

    The pen is mightier than the sword.

  • Al-Mutanabbi mourut avec son épée à la main.

    Al-Mutanabbi died with his sword in his hand.

  • Il s’est acheté un bouclier et une épée.

    He bought a shield and a sword.

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