Is « bouclier » masculine or feminine?
« bouclier » is masculine. You say le bouclier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bouclier |
| With the indefinite article | un bouclier |
| With the partitive article | du bouclier |
Plural
The plural is boucliers (les boucliers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bouclier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so bouclier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il me faut un bouclier.
I need a shield. -
Il s’est acheté un bouclier et une épée.
He bought a shield and a sword. -
La déesse a donné au guerrier une épée et un bouclier.
The goddess gave the warrior a sword and a shield.
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 « bouclier » masculine or feminine?
« bouclier » is masculine. You say le bouclier.
Is it « la bouclier » or « le bouclier »?
It is « le bouclier ». « la bouclier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.