Is « antidote » masculine or feminine?

« antidote » is masculine. You say l'antidote.

Article forms

With the definite article l'antidote
With the indefinite article un antidote
With the partitive article de l'antidote

Plural

The plural is antidotes (les antidotes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « antidote » masculine or feminine?

« antidote » is masculine. You say l'antidote.

« l'antidote » hides the gender. Is « antidote » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'antidote » for both genders, but you say un antidote, not une antidote, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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