German noun endings

-ette

Nouns ending in -ette are almost always die.

Makes the small one.The words came from French.

Examples

  • die Toilette
  • die Tablette
  • die Zigarette
  • die Serviette
  • die Manschette

Plural

  • die Zigarette die Zigaretten
  • das Baguette die Baguettes

One exception

das Baguette takes its article from das Brot. Everything else in -ette is die.

  • das Baguette

Endings that take die