Is « coussin » masculine or feminine?

« coussin » is masculine. You say le coussin.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« coussin » is masculine. You say le coussin.

Is it « la coussin » or « le coussin »?

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


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