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.
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.