Is « médecin » masculine or feminine?
« médecin » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un médecin and une médecin, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le médecin / la médecin |
| With the indefinite article | un médecin / une médecin |
| With the partitive article | du médecin / de la médecin |
Plural
The plural is médecins (les médecins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
médecin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
though médecin works as either gender.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « médecin » masculine or feminine?
« médecin » works as both. You will see un médecin and une médecin, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un médecin » or « une médecin »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.