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