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