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.