Is « miroir » masculine or feminine?

« miroir » is masculine. You say le miroir.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« miroir » is masculine. You say le miroir.

Is it « la miroir » or « le miroir »?

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


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