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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.