avocat

Is avocat masculine or feminine?

l'avocat
/lavoka/masculinelawyer

The feminine form is avocate

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -at are masculine.
The suffix often marks a status or condition.
100% of -at nouns are masculine

In context

  • Il a marié sa fille à un avocat.

    He married his daughter to a lawyer.

  • On dirait que son père est un avocat.

    It seems that his father is a lawyer.

  • Les avocats débattirent du cas des heures durant.

    The lawyers argued the case for hours.

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