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