Is « oreiller » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « oreiller » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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