Is « éclair » masculine or feminine?
« éclair » is masculine. You say l'éclair.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'éclair |
| With the indefinite article | un éclair |
| With the partitive article | de l'éclair |
Plural
The plural is éclairs (les éclairs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « éclair » masculine or feminine?
« éclair » is masculine. You say l'éclair.
« l'éclair » hides the gender. Is « éclair » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'éclair » for both genders, but you say un éclair, not une éclair, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.