Is « poing » masculine or feminine?

« poing » is masculine. You say le poing.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

poing ends in -ing. Nouns ending in -ing are usually masculine, so poing 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 « poing » masculine or feminine?

« poing » is masculine. You say le poing.

Is it « la poing » or « le poing »?

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


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