Is « rabbin » masculine or feminine?

« rabbin » is masculine. You say le rabbin.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« rabbin » is masculine. You say le rabbin.

Is it « la rabbin » or « le rabbin »?

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


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