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