Is « oignon » masculine or feminine?

« oignon » is masculine. You say l'oignon.

Article forms

With the definite article l'oignon
With the indefinite article un oignon
With the partitive article de l'oignon

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « oignon » masculine or feminine?

« oignon » is masculine. You say l'oignon.

« l'oignon » hides the gender. Is « oignon » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'oignon » for both genders, but you say un oignon, not une oignon, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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