Is « kilo » masculine or feminine?

« kilo » is masculine. You say le kilo.

Article forms

With the definite article le kilo
With the indefinite article un kilo
With the partitive article du kilo

Plural

The plural is kilos (les kilos). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

kilo ends in -o. Nouns ending in -o are usually masculine, so kilo 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 « kilo » masculine or feminine?

« kilo » is masculine. You say le kilo.

Is it « la kilo » or « le kilo »?

It is « le kilo ». « la kilo » is incorrect.


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