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