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