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