Is « demoiselle » masculine or feminine?
« demoiselle » is feminine. You say la demoiselle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la demoiselle |
| With the indefinite article | une demoiselle |
| With the partitive article | de la demoiselle |
Plural
The plural is demoiselles (les demoiselles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
demoiselle ends in
-elle. Nouns ending in
-elle are usually feminine,
so demoiselle follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « demoiselle » masculine or feminine?
« demoiselle » is feminine. You say la demoiselle.
Is it « le demoiselle » or « la demoiselle »?
It is « la demoiselle ». « le demoiselle » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.