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