omelette

Is omelette masculine or feminine?

l'omelette
/loməlɛt/feminineomelette

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ette are usually feminine.
The suffix often forms a diminutive.
99.3% of -ette nouns are feminine

In context

  • Je ne peux même pas cuisinier une omelette.

    I can't even cook an omelette.

  • Je ne sais même pas cuisiner une omelette.

    I can not even cook an omelet.

  • Je ne vais pas lui faire une omelette.

    I'm not making an omelet for him.

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