Is « banquier » masculine or feminine?
« banquier » is masculine. You say le banquier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le banquier |
| With the indefinite article | un banquier |
| With the partitive article | du banquier |
Plural
The plural is banquiers (les banquiers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
banquier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so banquier 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 « banquier » masculine or feminine?
« banquier » is masculine. You say le banquier.
Is it « la banquier » or « le banquier »?
It is « le banquier ». « la banquier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.