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