Is « gin » masculine or feminine?

« gin » is masculine. You say le gin.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« gin » is masculine. You say le gin.

Is it « la gin » or « le gin »?

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


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