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