Is « latin » masculine or feminine?
« latin » is masculine. You say le latin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le latin |
| With the indefinite article | un latin |
| With the partitive article | du latin |
Plural
The plural is latins (les latins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
latin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so latin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Est-ce du latin ?
Is this Latin? -
Je sais le latin.
I know Latin. -
J'apprends le latin.
I'm learning Latin.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « latin » masculine or feminine?
« latin » is masculine. You say le latin.
Is it « la latin » or « le latin »?
It is « le latin ». « la latin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.