Is « établissement » masculine or feminine?
« établissement » is masculine. You say l'établissement.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'établissement |
| With the indefinite article | un établissement |
| With the partitive article | de l'établissement |
Plural
The plural is établissements (les établissements). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
établissement ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so établissement follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « établissement » masculine or feminine?
« établissement » is masculine. You say l'établissement.
« l'établissement » hides the gender. Is « établissement » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'établissement » for both genders, but you say un établissement, not une établissement, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.