foie

Is foie masculine or feminine?

lefoieexception
/lə fwa/masculineliver

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine, but le foie is masculine.
Foie is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
95.7% of -ie nouns are feminine
Fellow exceptions

Like foie, these end in -ie but are masculine.

legéniel'incendieleparapluielecookielejunkie

In context

  • L'exercice physique est l'ami du foie.

    Exercise is your liver's friend.

  • Le foie est un organe du corps humain.

    The liver is an organ of the human body.

  • Les enfants détestent l'huile de foie de morue.

    Children hate cod liver oil.

À toi de jouer

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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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