Is « mousse » masculine or feminine?

« mousse » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un mousse and une mousse, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le mousse / la mousse
With the indefinite article un mousse / une mousse
With the partitive article du mousse / de la mousse

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « mousse » masculine or feminine?

« mousse » works as both. You will see un mousse and une mousse, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un mousse » or « une mousse »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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