Is « honneur » masculine or feminine?
« honneur » is masculine. You say l'honneur.
In English, « honneur » means honor.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'honneur |
| With the indefinite article | un honneur |
| With the partitive article | de l'honneur |
Plural
The plural is honneurs (les honneurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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À toi l’honneur.
After you. -
C'est un honneur pour nous.
It is an honor for us. -
Voudriez-vous faire les honneurs ?
Would you like to do the honors?
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Common questions
Is « honneur » masculine or feminine?
« honneur » is masculine. You say l'honneur.
« l'honneur » hides the gender. Is « honneur » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'honneur » for both genders, but you say un honneur, not une honneur, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.