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