Is « dinosaure » masculine or feminine?
« dinosaure » is masculine. You say le dinosaure.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le dinosaure |
| With the indefinite article | un dinosaure |
| With the partitive article | du dinosaure |
Plural
The plural is dinosaures (les dinosaures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
dinosaure ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so dinosaure is one of the exceptions: it is
masculine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « dinosaure » masculine or feminine?
« dinosaure » is masculine. You say le dinosaure.
Is it « la dinosaure » or « le dinosaure »?
It is « le dinosaure ». « la dinosaure » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.