Is « mamie » masculine or feminine?

« mamie » is feminine. You say la mamie.

Article forms

With the definite article la mamie
With the indefinite article une mamie
With the partitive article de la mamie

Plural

The plural is mamies (les mamies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

mamie ends in -ie. Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine, so mamie 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 « mamie » masculine or feminine?

« mamie » is feminine. You say la mamie.

Is it « le mamie » or « la mamie »?

It is « la mamie ». « le mamie » is incorrect.


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