Is « testament » masculine or feminine?
« testament » is masculine. You say le testament.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le testament |
| With the indefinite article | un testament |
| With the partitive article | du testament |
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.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
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.