Is « dentiste » masculine or feminine?

« dentiste » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un dentiste and une dentiste, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le dentiste / la dentiste
With the indefinite article un dentiste / une dentiste
With the partitive article du dentiste / de la dentiste

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « dentiste » masculine or feminine?

« dentiste » works as both. You will see un dentiste and une dentiste, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un dentiste » or « une dentiste »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.