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