Is « morceau » masculine or feminine?

« morceau » is masculine. You say le morceau.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« morceau » is masculine. You say le morceau.

Is it « la morceau » or « le morceau »?

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


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