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.
In a sentence
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Un bébé dort dans le berceau.
A baby is sleeping in the cradle. -
Le bébé dort dans le berceau.
The baby is sleeping in the cradle. -
Le bébé dort dans son berceau.
The baby is sleeping in his crib.
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 « 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.