Is « oncle » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « oncle » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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