Is « moulin » masculine or feminine?

« moulin » is masculine. You say le moulin.

Article forms

With the definite article le moulin
With the indefinite article un moulin
With the partitive article du moulin

Plural

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

Why the gender

moulin ends in -in. Nouns ending in -in are usually masculine, so moulin follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

Common questions

Is « moulin » masculine or feminine?

« moulin » is masculine. You say le moulin.

Is it « la moulin » or « le moulin »?

It is « le moulin ». « la moulin » is incorrect.


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