vis

Is vis masculine or feminine?

lavisexception
/la vi/femininescrew

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -is are usually masculine, but la vis is feminine.
Vis is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
94.1% of -is nouns are masculine
Fellow exceptions

Like vis, these end in -is but are feminine.

lafoislabrebislachauve-sourisl'oasislasyphilis

In context

  • Je le vis marcher seul dans le parc.

    I saw him walking alone in the park.

  • Je vis un bateau en amont du pont.

    I saw a boat upstream of the bridge.

  • Pour desserrer une vis, tourne-la vers la gauche.

    To loosen a screw, turn it to the left.

À toi de jouer

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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