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