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