Is « horreur » masculine or feminine?
« horreur » is feminine. You say l'horreur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'horreur |
| With the indefinite article | une horreur |
| With the partitive article | de l'horreur |
Plural
The plural is horreurs (les horreurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'horreur porte un nom.
Horror has a name. -
Ce site est une horreur.
This is a horrible website. -
Bruno attendait dans une horreur absolue.
Bruno waited in absolute horror.
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Common questions
Is « horreur » masculine or feminine?
« horreur » is feminine. You say l'horreur.
« l'horreur » hides the gender. Is « horreur » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'horreur » for both genders, but you say une horreur, not un horreur, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.