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.
In a sentence
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Il est derrière les barreaux.
He's behind bars. -
Tom est derrière les barreaux.
Tom is behind bars. -
Layla est derrière les barreaux.
Layla is behind bars.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.