Is « vin » masculine or feminine?

« vin » is masculine. You say le vin.

Article forms

With the definite article le vin
With the indefinite article un vin
With the partitive article du vin

Plural

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

Why the gender

vin ends in -in. Nouns ending in -in are usually masculine, so vin 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 « vin » masculine or feminine?

« vin » is masculine. You say le vin.

Is it « la vin » or « le vin »?

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


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