Is « sommeil » masculine or feminine?
« sommeil » is masculine. You say le sommeil.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le sommeil |
| With the indefinite article | un sommeil |
| With the partitive article | du sommeil |
Plural
The plural is sommeils (les sommeils). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sommeil ends in
-eil. Nouns ending in
-eil are usually masculine,
so sommeil follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Rien ne vaut le sommeil.
There is nothing like sleep. -
J'ai le sommeil léger.
I'm a light sleeper. -
Il nous faut du sommeil.
We need sleep.
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 « sommeil » masculine or feminine?
« sommeil » is masculine. You say le sommeil.
Is it « la sommeil » or « le sommeil »?
It is « le sommeil ». « la sommeil » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.