Is « plomb » masculine or feminine?
« plomb » is masculine. You say le plomb.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le plomb |
| With the indefinite article | un plomb |
| With the partitive article | du plomb |
Plural
The plural is plombs (les plombs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Un plomb a sauté.
A fuse has blown. -
Il a pété les plombs.
He cracked up. -
Tom pète les plombs.
Tom is getting freaked out.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « plomb » masculine or feminine?
« plomb » is masculine. You say le plomb.
Is it « la plomb » or « le plomb »?
It is « le plomb ». « la plomb » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.