Is « autel » masculine or feminine?
« autel » is masculine. You say l'autel.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'autel |
| With the indefinite article | un autel |
| With the partitive article | de l'autel |
Plural
The plural is autels (les autels). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le prêtre peut sacrifier sur l'autel.
The priest can sacrifice on the altar. -
Le marié laissa la mariée devant l'autel.
The groom left the bride standing at the altar. -
Elle a vu un garçon à genoux devant l'autel.
She saw a boy kneeling before the altar.
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Common questions
Is « autel » masculine or feminine?
« autel » is masculine. You say l'autel.
« l'autel » hides the gender. Is « autel » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'autel » for both genders, but you say un autel, not une autel, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.