oasis

Is oasis masculine or feminine?

l'oasisexception
/loazis/feminineoasis

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -is are usually masculine, but l'oasis is feminine.
Oasis is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
94.1% of -is nouns are masculine

In context

  • Dans le désert, il y a des oasis.

    In the desert, there are oases.

  • La Terre est notre oasis dans l'espace.

    Earth is our oasis in space.

  • Il y a une oasis dans le désert.

    There is an oasis in the desert.

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