Gender of French Nouns

Masculine Nouns

Ending in a consonant, especially -c, -d, -g, -l, -r, -t
-age, -âge, -asme, -cle, -cre, -ède, -ège, -ème, -isme
-gramme, -graphe, -logue, -mètre, -pode, -scaphe, -scope
-é expect -té, -tié
-i, -o
-ai, -eau, -eu, -oi, -ou

Letter of alphabet
Days of week, months and seasons
Colors
Languages
Metric weights, measures and cardinal points
Directions
Countries and states not ending in e
Metals
Trees
Cardinal numbers
Compound nouns
Noun derived from English

Un auteur
Un écrivain
Un médecin
Un peintre
Un témoin
Un professeur

Feminine Nouns

Ending in e, -ée
-té, -tié
-aison, -eur, -ion, -ison, -sion, -tion
(-n, -r, -s, -t, -x)

Virtues
Countries ending with a mute e
Automobiles
Rivers ending in e

Une victime
Une personne

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