Is « câlin » masculine or feminine?

« câlin » is masculine. You say le câlin.

Article forms

With the definite article le câlin
With the indefinite article un câlin
With the partitive article du câlin

Plural

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

Why the gender

câlin ends in -in. Nouns ending in -in are usually masculine, so câlin 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 « câlin » masculine or feminine?

« câlin » is masculine. You say le câlin.

Is it « la câlin » or « le câlin »?

It is « le câlin ». « la câlin » is incorrect.


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