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.
In a sentence
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Les sceaux sont ainsi utilisés au Japon, mais à l'étranger, les signatures sont la règle.
Seals are used like this in Japan, but abroad signatures are the rule.
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 « 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.