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