Is « parrain » masculine or feminine?
« parrain » is masculine. You say le parrain.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le parrain |
| With the indefinite article | un parrain |
| With the partitive article | du parrain |
Plural
The plural is parrains (les parrains). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
parrain ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so parrain 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 « parrain » masculine or feminine?
« parrain » is masculine. You say le parrain.
Is it « la parrain » or « le parrain »?
It is « le parrain ». « la parrain » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.