French Nouns Starting With L

91 of the most common French nouns start with L: 40 masculine, 44 feminine, and 7 that take either gender. 1 breaks the usual rule for its ending, so those are the ones to memorize.

Noun	Gender	Meaning	Ending rule
le labo	masculine		Follows `-o`
le laboratoire	masculine		No rule
le lac	masculine		No rule
le lâche / la lâche	both		No rule
la lady	feminine		No rule
la laisse	feminine		No rule
le lait	masculine		No rule
la lame	feminine		No rule
la lampe	feminine		No rule
la lance	feminine		Follows `-ance`
le lancement	masculine		Follows `-ment`
le lancer	masculine		No rule
le langage	masculine		Follows `-age`
la langue	feminine		No rule
le lapin	masculine		Follows `-in`
le lard	masculine		No rule
le large	masculine		No rule
la larme	feminine		No rule
le laser	masculine		No rule
le latin	masculine		Follows `-in`
le lavage	masculine		Follows `-age`
le leader / la leader	both		No rule
la leçon	feminine		No rule
le lecteur	masculine		Follows `-teur`
la lecture	feminine		Follows `-ure`
la légende	feminine		No rule
la légion	feminine		No rule
le légiste / la légiste	both		No rule
le légume	masculine		No rule
le lendemain	masculine		Follows `-in`
la lentille	feminine		Follows `-ille`
le lesbien	masculine		No rule
la lésion	feminine		Follows `-sion`
la lessive	feminine		No rule
la lettre	feminine	letter	No rule
le lever	masculine		No rule
la lèvre	feminine		No rule
le lézard	masculine		No rule
la liaison	feminine		Follows `-aison`
la libération	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la liberté	feminine		Follows `-té`
la librairie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
la licence	feminine		Follows `-ence`
le lien	masculine		No rule
le lieu	masculine	place	Follows `-eu`
le lieutenant	masculine	lieutenant	No rule
la ligne	feminine	line	No rule
la lignée	feminine		Follows `-ée`
la ligue	feminine		No rule
la limite	feminine		No rule
la limonade	feminine		Follows `-ade`
la limousine	feminine		No rule
le linge	masculine		No rule
le lion	masculine		No rule
le liquide / la liquide	both		No rule
la lire	feminine		No rule
la liste	feminine	list	No rule
le lit	masculine	bed	No rule
le litre / la litre	both		No rule
la littérature	feminine		Follows `-ure`
la livraison	feminine		Follows `-aison`
le livre / la livre	both	book (m.); pound, unit of weight or currency (f.)	No rule
le livreur	masculine		No rule
le local	masculine		Follows `-al`
la localisation	feminine		Follows `-tion`
le locataire / la locataire	both		No rule
la location	feminine		Follows `-tion`
la loge	feminine		No rule
le logement	masculine		Follows `-ment`
le logiciel	masculine		No rule
la logique	feminine		No rule
la loi	feminine	law	No rule
le loisir	masculine		No rule
le long	masculine		No rule
la longueur	feminine		No rule
le look	masculine		No rule
le lot	masculine		No rule
la loterie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
le loup	masculine		No rule
le loup-garou	masculine		Follows `-ou`
la loyauté	feminine		Follows `-té`
le loyer	masculine		No rule
la lueur	feminine		No rule
la lumière	feminine	light	No rule
le lundi	masculine		No rule
la lune	feminine		No rule
la lunette	feminine		Follows `-ette`
la lutte	feminine		No rule
le luxe	masculine		No rule
le lycée	masculine		Exception `-ée` is usually feminine
le lycéen	masculine		No rule

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