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