Is « foudre » masculine or feminine?

« foudre » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un foudre and une foudre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le foudre / la foudre
With the indefinite article un foudre / une foudre
With the partitive article du foudre / de la foudre

Plural

The plural is foudres (les foudres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « foudre » masculine or feminine?

« foudre » works as both. You will see un foudre and une foudre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un foudre » or « une foudre »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.