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