Is « oiseau » masculine or feminine?
« oiseau » is masculine. You say l'oiseau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'oiseau |
| With the indefinite article | un oiseau |
| With the partitive article | de l'oiseau |
Plural
The plural is oiseaux (les oiseaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
oiseau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so oiseau 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 « oiseau » masculine or feminine?
« oiseau » is masculine. You say l'oiseau.
« l'oiseau » hides the gender. Is « oiseau » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'oiseau » for both genders, but you say un oiseau, not une oiseau, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.