Is « ail » masculine or feminine?
« ail » is masculine. You say l'ail.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'ail |
| With the indefinite article | un ail |
| With the partitive article | de l'ail |
Plural
The plural is ails (les ails). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
ail ends in
-ail. Nouns ending in
-ail are usually masculine,
so ail follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « ail » masculine or feminine?
« ail » is masculine. You say l'ail.
« l'ail » hides the gender. Is « ail » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'ail » for both genders, but you say un ail, not une ail, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.