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.
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.