mère

/mɛʁ/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les mères

Meaning

  1. mother

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Mutter

Mutter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mother."

Spanish

madre

madre is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mother."

Portuguese

mãe

mãe is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mother."

Practice

1 What does mère mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ma ___ travaille à l'hôpital.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mère?

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