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.
In a sentence
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Où sont les ciseaux ?
Where are the scissors? -
Apporte-moi les ciseaux.
Bring me the scissors. -
Passe-moi les ciseaux.
Hand me the scissors.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.