éruption

Is éruption masculine or feminine?

l'éruption
/leʁypsjɔ̃/feminineeruption

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -tion are feminine.
The suffix forms abstract nouns of action or state.
99.8% of -tion nouns are feminine
Exceptions

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

lebastion

In context

  • Une éruption cutanée se développa sur son cou.

    A rash broke out on her neck.

  • Ce volcan entre en éruption à intervalles réguliers.

    The volcano erupts at regular intervals.

  • Ses éruptions cutanées sont dues à la dengue.

    His rash is due to Dengue fever.

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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