Is « esprit » masculine or feminine?
« esprit » is masculine. You say l'esprit.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'esprit |
| With the indefinite article | un esprit |
| With the partitive article | de l'esprit |
Plural
The plural is esprits (les esprits). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « esprit » masculine or feminine?
« esprit » is masculine. You say l'esprit.
« l'esprit » hides the gender. Is « esprit » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'esprit » for both genders, but you say un esprit, not une esprit, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.