Is « maîtresse » masculine or feminine?
« maîtresse » is feminine. You say la maîtresse.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la maîtresse |
| With the indefinite article | une maîtresse |
| With the partitive article | de la maîtresse |
Plural
The plural is maîtresses (les maîtresses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
maîtresse ends in
-esse. Nouns ending in
-esse are usually feminine,
so maîtresse 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 « maîtresse » masculine or feminine?
« maîtresse » is feminine. You say la maîtresse.
Is it « le maîtresse » or « la maîtresse »?
It is « la maîtresse ». « le maîtresse » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.