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