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