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