Is « hormone » masculine or feminine?

« hormone » is feminine. You say l'hormone.

Article forms

With the definite article l'hormone
With the indefinite article une hormone
With the partitive article de l'hormone

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « hormone » masculine or feminine?

« hormone » is feminine. You say l'hormone.

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

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


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