Is « barreau » masculine or feminine?
« barreau » is masculine. You say le barreau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le barreau |
| With the indefinite article | un barreau |
| With the partitive article | du barreau |
Plural
The plural is barreaux (les barreaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
barreau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so barreau 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 « barreau » masculine or feminine?
« barreau » is masculine. You say le barreau.
Is it « la barreau » or « le barreau »?
It is « le barreau ». « la barreau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.