Is « squelette » masculine or feminine?
« squelette » is masculine. You say le squelette.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le squelette |
| With the indefinite article | un squelette |
| With the partitive article | du squelette |
Plural
The plural is squelettes (les squelettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
squelette ends in
-ette. Nouns ending in
-ette are usually feminine,
so squelette is one of the exceptions: it is
masculine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « squelette » masculine or feminine?
« squelette » is masculine. You say le squelette.
Is it « la squelette » or « le squelette »?
It is « le squelette ». « la squelette » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.