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