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