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