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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.