Is « plateau » masculine or feminine?
« plateau » is masculine. You say le plateau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le plateau |
| With the indefinite article | un plateau |
| With the partitive article | du plateau |
Plural
The plural is plateaux (les plateaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
plateau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so plateau 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 « plateau » masculine or feminine?
« plateau » is masculine. You say le plateau.
Is it « la plateau » or « le plateau »?
It is « le plateau ». « la plateau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.