liberté

Is liberté masculine or feminine?

laliberté
/la libɛʁte/femininefreedom

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -té are usually feminine.
The suffix marks an abstract quality.
91.3% of -té nouns are feminine

In context

  • Nous devons défendre notre liberté coûte que coûte.

    We must defend our freedom at all cost.

  • La liberté est le souffle de la vie.

    Freedom is the breath of life.

  • Le prisonnier a été remis en liberté hier.

    The prisoner was set at liberty yesterday.

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