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