femelle

Is femelle masculine or feminine?

lafemelle
/la fəmɛl/femininefemale

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -elle are usually feminine.
The suffix often forms a diminutive feminine.
95.1% of -elle nouns are feminine
Exceptions

These end in -elle too, but they are masculine.

levioloncellelelave-vaissellelezelle

In context

  • Chez certaines espèces, la femelle domine le mâle.

    In some species of animals, the female is dominant over the male.

  • Ce chien est-il un mâle ou une femelle?

    Is that dog male or female?

  • La moitié de l'espèce est femelle.

    Half the species are woman.

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