Is « origine » masculine or feminine?
« origine » is feminine. You say l'origine.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'origine |
| With the indefinite article | une origine |
| With the partitive article | de l'origine |
Plural
The plural is origines (les origines). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'origine du mot est inconnue.
The word's origin is unknown. -
L'origine du mot est obscure.
The word's origin is unclear. -
L'origine de ce mot est inconnue.
This word's origin is unknown.
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Common questions
Is « origine » masculine or feminine?
« origine » is feminine. You say l'origine.
« l'origine » hides the gender. Is « origine » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'origine » for both genders, but you say une origine, not un origine, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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