Is « poussin » masculine or feminine?

« poussin » is masculine. You say le poussin.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« poussin » is masculine. You say le poussin.

Is it « la poussin » or « le poussin »?

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


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