Is « alcool » masculine or feminine?

« alcool » is masculine. You say l'alcool.

Article forms

With the definite article l'alcool
With the indefinite article un alcool
With the partitive article de l'alcool

Plural

The plural is alcools (les alcools). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « alcool » masculine or feminine?

« alcool » is masculine. You say l'alcool.

« l'alcool » hides the gender. Is « alcool » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'alcool » for both genders, but you say un alcool, not une alcool, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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