Is « pou » masculine or feminine?
« pou » is masculine. You say le pou.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le pou |
| With the indefinite article | un pou |
| With the partitive article | du pou |
Plural
The plural is poux (les poux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
pou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so pou follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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John avait des poux.
John had lice. -
Mon époux a des poux.
My husband has lice. -
Il est fier comme un pou.
He's as proud as a peacock.
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 « pou » masculine or feminine?
« pou » is masculine. You say le pou.
Is it « la pou » or « le pou »?
It is « le pou ». « la pou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.