Is « vieillard » masculine or feminine?
« vieillard » is masculine. You say le vieillard.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le vieillard |
| With the indefinite article | un vieillard |
| With the partitive article | du vieillard |
Plural
The plural is vieillards (les vieillards). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom est un vieillard.
Tom is an old man. -
Le vieillard y vivait seul.
The old man lived there alone. -
Le vieillard est très gentil.
The old man is very kind.
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Common questions
Is « vieillard » masculine or feminine?
« vieillard » is masculine. You say le vieillard.
Is it « la vieillard » or « le vieillard »?
It is « le vieillard ». « la vieillard » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.