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