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