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