Is « racine » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « racine » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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.