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