eau

Is eau masculine or feminine?

l'eauexception
/lo/femininewater

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -eau are usually masculine, but l'eau is feminine.
Eau is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
93.1% of -eau nouns are masculine
Fellow exceptions

Like eau, these end in -eau but are feminine.

lapeau

In context

  • Jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain.

    To throw the baby out with the bath-water.

  • J'ai versé l'eau dans le seau.

    I poured water into the bucket.

  • S'il te plaît, donne-moi de l'eau.

    Please give me some water.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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