Is « gamin » masculine or feminine?

« gamin » is masculine. You say le gamin.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« gamin » is masculine. You say le gamin.

Is it « la gamin » or « le gamin »?

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


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