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