Is « insigne » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « insigne » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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