noir

Is noir masculine or feminine?

lenoir
/lə nwaʁ/masculineblack person

The feminine form is noire

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -oir are masculine.
The suffix often names a tool, place, or instrument.
100% of -oir nouns are masculine

In context

  • L'Afrique était autrefois appelée le continent noir.

    Africa was once called the Dark Continent.

  • Le corbeau est aussi noir que du charbon.

    A crow is as black as coal.

  • Il va bientôt pleuvoir, regarde ces nuages noirs.

    It's going to rain soon. Look at those black clouds.

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