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