мадемуазель

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French mademoiselle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mədmʊɐˈzɛlʲ] (phonetic respelling: мадмуазэ́ль) (the first "е" is dropped in pronunciation but usually retained in spelling in simulation of the French spelling)
  • IPA(key): [mədɨmʊɐˈzɛlʲ] (phonetic respelling: мадэмуазэ́ль)
  • IPA(key): [mədmɐˈzɛlʲ] (phonetic respelling: мадмазэ́ль) (non-standard or very casual)
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Noun

мадемуазе́ль • (madɛmuazɛ́lʹ) f anim (indeclinable)
or (non-standard)
мадемуазе́ль • (madɛmuazɛ́lʹ) f anim (genitive мадемуазе́ли, nominative plural мадемуазе́ли, genitive plural мадемуазе́лей)

  1. (dated or French context or the Russian Empire) mademoiselle, Miss (polite term of address to an unmarried woman)
    Synonyms: ба́рышня (báryšnja), де́вушка (dévuška), мисс (miss)

Declension

when declined (non-standard):

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