Is « horizon » masculine or feminine?

« horizon » is masculine. You say l'horizon.

Article forms

With the definite article l'horizon
With the indefinite article un horizon
With the partitive article de l'horizon

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « horizon » masculine or feminine?

« horizon » is masculine. You say l'horizon.

« l'horizon » hides the gender. Is « horizon » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'horizon » for both genders, but you say un horizon, not une horizon, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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