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.

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.


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