oeil

Is oeil masculine or feminine?

l'oeil
/lœj/masculineeye

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ail, -eil, -euil, or -ueil are masculine.
The whole family: -ail, -eil, -euil, -ueil. All masculine.
100% of -ail / -eil / -euil / -ueil nouns are masculine

In context

  • « Je t'aime », murmura-t-elle en fermant les yeux.

    "I love you," she murmured and closed her eyes.

  • Un clin d'œil fut sa seule réponse.

    A wink was his only answer.

  • Cet accident s'est passé sous ses yeux.

    The accident happened under his nose.

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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