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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mademoiselle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: мадмуазэ́ль) (the first "е" is dropped in pronunciation but usually retained in spelling in simulation of the French spelling)
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: мадэмуазэ́ль)
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: мадмазэ́ль) (non-standard or very casual)
Noun
мадемуазе́ль • (madɛmuazɛ́lʹ) f anim (indeclinable)
or (non-standard)
мадемуазе́ль • (madɛmuazɛ́lʹ) f anim (genitive мадемуазе́ли, nominative plural мадемуазе́ли, genitive plural мадемуазе́лей)
- (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):