lapin

Is lapin masculine or feminine?

lelapin
/lə lapɛ̃/masculinerabbit

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

  • Ce nuage ressemble pour moi à un lapin.

    That cloud looks like a rabbit to me.

  • Le chien poursuivait un lapin dans la forêt.

    The dog pursued a rabbit into the forest.

  • J'ai un lapin comme animal de compagnie.

    I keep a rabbit as a pet.

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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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