environ

Is environ masculine or feminine?

l'environ
/lɑ̃viʁɔ̃/masculineapproximately, about

Mostly used in the plural: les environs.

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -on are usually masculine.
Words ending in -tion, -sion, -son, or -aison follow different rules.
91.9% of -on nouns are masculine
Exceptions

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

lafaçonlaréunionlaleçonl'opinionlarégion

In context

  • Je suis arrivé ici à 5 heures environ.

    I arrived here about five o'clock.

  • Mon cycle menstruel est d'environ quatre semaines.

    My menstrual cycle is about every four weeks.

  • Un voyage à Hawaii coûte environ 200 dollars.

    A trip to Hawaii will cost you about 200 dollars.

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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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