murmure

Is murmure masculine or feminine?

lemurmureexception
/lə myʁmyʁ/masculinemurmur

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ure are usually feminine, but le murmure is masculine.
Murmure is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
94.3% of -ure nouns are feminine
Fellow exceptions

Like murmure, these end in -ure but are masculine.

ledinosaurelecyanurel'augureleparjurelemercure

In context

  • On peut entendre le murmure de l'océan.

    You can hear the sound of the ocean.

  • On murmure que le Premier Ministre serait gravement malade.

    It is whispered that the Prime Minister is critically ill.

  • Un murmure se propagea dans la foule.

    A whisper ran through the crowd.

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