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.


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