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