latin

Is latin masculine or feminine?

lelatin
/lə latɛ̃/masculineLatin language

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

  • Peu d'étudiants arrivent à lire le latin.

    Few students can read Latin.

  • Beaucoup de mots anglais sont d'origine latine.

    A lot of English words are derived from Latin.

  • Le latin est la langue de l'avenir !

    Latin is the language of the future!

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

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