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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.