Is « or » masculine or feminine?
« or » is masculine. You say l'or.
In English, « or » means gold.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'or |
| With the indefinite article | un or |
| With the partitive article | de l'or |
Plural
The plural is ors (les ors). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai gagné l'or.
I won the gold medal. -
Tu vaux de l'or.
You're worth gold. -
Est-ce de l'or ?
Is this gold?
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « or » masculine or feminine?
« or » is masculine. You say l'or.
« l'or » hides the gender. Is « or » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'or » for both genders, but you say un or, not une or, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.