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.
In a sentence
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Où est la demoiselle d'honneur ?
Where's the maid of honor? -
La demoiselle était belle et bien faite.
The young lady was beautiful and shapely. -
La demoiselle est modeste comme une violette.
The young lady is modest like a violet.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.