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