brebis

Is brebis masculine or feminine?

labrebisexception
/la bʁəbi/feminineewe

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -is are usually masculine, but la brebis is feminine.
Brebis is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
94.1% of -is nouns are masculine
Fellow exceptions

Like brebis, these end in -is but are feminine.

lafoislavislachauve-sourisl'oasislasyphilis

In context

  • Je suis la brebis galeuse de ma famille.

    I'm the black sheep of the family.

  • Et ainsi le lion tomba-t-il amoureux de la brebis.

    And thus the lion fell in love with the ewe.

  • Une brebis galeuse infecte tout le troupeau.

    One black sheep ruins the whole herd.

À toi de jouer

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