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