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