Is « ciseau » masculine or feminine?

« ciseau » is masculine. You say le ciseau.

Article forms

With the definite article le ciseau
With the indefinite article un ciseau
With the partitive article du ciseau

Plural

The plural is ciseaux (les ciseaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

ciseau ends in -eau. Nouns ending in -eau are usually masculine, so ciseau 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 « ciseau » masculine or feminine?

« ciseau » is masculine. You say le ciseau.

Is it « la ciseau » or « le ciseau »?

It is « le ciseau ». « la ciseau » is incorrect.


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