bataille

Is bataille masculine or feminine?

labataille
/la bataj/femininebattle

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -aille are usually feminine.
95.8% of -aille nouns are feminine
Exceptions

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

lebraille

In context

  • Il fut massacré sur le champ de bataille.

    He was slain in battle.

  • Il est mort sur le champ de bataille.

    He died on the battlefield.

  • Nous prîmes la ville après une courte bataille.

    We seized the town after a short battle.

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Un autre mot ?

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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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