mademoiselle

Is mademoiselle masculine or feminine?

lamademoiselle
/la madəmwazɛl/feminineform of address or title for an unmarried woman: Miss

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

In context

  • Est-ce que tu sais où Mademoiselle Hudson habite?

    Do you know where Miss Hudson lives?

  • Mademoiselle Klein fait passer un test chaque vendredi.

    Miss Klein gives a test every Friday.

  • Mademoiselle March m'a donné un dictionnaire anglais.

    Miss March gave me an English dictionary.

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