Is « noël » masculine or feminine?

« noël » is masculine. You say le noël.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « noël » masculine or feminine?

« noël » is masculine. You say le noël.

Is it « la noël » or « le noël »?

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


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