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