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.
In a sentence
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Cette année-là, Noël tombait le samedi.
Christmas fell on Saturday that year. -
J'espère que nous aurons un Noël blanc.
I hope we have a white Christmas. -
C'était un Noël où il a beaucoup neigé.
It was on a Christmas when it snowed heavily.
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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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.