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Is « testament » masculine or feminine?

« testament » is masculine. You say le testament.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

testament ends in -ment. Nouns ending in -ment are usually masculine, so testament follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Il a rédigé un testament.
  He has drawn up a will.
• Fyodor a signé le testament.
  Fyodor signed that will.
• Il a fait un testament l'année dernière.
  He made a will last year.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

• moment
• sentiment
• appartement
• gouvernement
• vêtement
• changement
• médicament
• mouvement

Common questions

Is « testament » masculine or feminine?

« testament » is masculine. You say le testament.

Is it « la testament » or « le testament »?

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

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