la
feminine
/mad.mwa.zɛl/
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Translation
miss
Word origin
A compound of ma ('my') and demoiselle ('young lady'), the latter from Vulgar Latin domnicella, a diminutive of Latin domina ('lady, mistress'). The same domina root gives English damsel and dame.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- domina
- English cognates
- damsel, dame
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmesdemoisellesirregular
Examples
, - ?
Good morning miss, may I help you?
Dupont voisine.
Miss Dupont is our new neighbour.
, ' .
Ladies, please take a seat.
l'.
The young miss forgot her bag at school.
, - billet ?
Miss, may I see your train ticket?
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