Is « sein » masculine or feminine?
« sein » is masculine. You say le sein.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le sein |
| With the indefinite article | un sein |
| With the partitive article | du sein |
Plural
The plural is seins (les seins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sein ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so sein 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 « sein » masculine or feminine?
« sein » is masculine. You say le sein.
Is it « la sein » or « le sein »?
It is « le sein ». « la sein » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.