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