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.


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