dauphin

Is dauphin masculine or feminine?

ledauphin
/lə dofɛ̃/masculinedolphin

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -in are usually masculine.
(Words ending in -ain, -ein, -oin, -aim, or -uin follow different rules.)
97.4% of -in nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -in too, but they are feminine.

lafin

In context

  • Le dauphin est une créature intelligente et joueuse.

    The dolphin is an intelligent and playful creature.

  • Le Dauphin est celui qui succède au trône.

    The crown prince is the one who is to succeed to the throne.

  • Ce que tu as vu était un dauphin.

    What you saw was a dolphin.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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