Is « panneau » masculine or feminine?

« panneau » is masculine. You say le panneau.

Article forms

With the definite article le panneau
With the indefinite article un panneau
With the partitive article du panneau

Plural

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

Why the gender

panneau ends in -eau. Nouns ending in -eau are usually masculine, so panneau 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 « panneau » masculine or feminine?

« panneau » is masculine. You say le panneau.

Is it « la panneau » or « le panneau »?

It is « le panneau ». « la panneau » is incorrect.


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