Is « amiral » masculine or feminine?
« amiral » is masculine. You say l'amiral.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'amiral |
| With the indefinite article | un amiral |
| With the partitive article | de l'amiral |
Plural
The plural is amiraux (les amiraux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
amiral ends in
-al. Nouns ending in
-al are usually masculine,
so amiral 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 « amiral » masculine or feminine?
« amiral » is masculine. You say l'amiral.
« l'amiral » hides the gender. Is « amiral » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'amiral » for both genders, but you say un amiral, not une amiral, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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