Is « psychiatre » masculine or feminine?

« psychiatre » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un psychiatre and une psychiatre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le psychiatre / la psychiatre
With the indefinite article un psychiatre / une psychiatre
With the partitive article du psychiatre / de la psychiatre

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « psychiatre » masculine or feminine?

« psychiatre » works as both. You will see un psychiatre and une psychiatre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un psychiatre » or « une psychiatre »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.