Is « peau » masculine or feminine?
« peau » is feminine. You say la peau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la peau |
| With the indefinite article | une peau |
| With the partitive article | de la peau |
Plural
The plural is peaux (les peaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
peau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so peau is one of the exceptions: it is
feminine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Elle a la peau noire.
She is dark-skinned. -
J'ai la peau sèche.
I have dry skin. -
Tom a la peau foncée.
Tom has dark skin.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « peau » masculine or feminine?
« peau » is feminine. You say la peau.
Is it « le peau » or « la peau »?
It is « la peau ». « le peau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.