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