different between bourgeoisie vs bourgeoise

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from bourgeois, “burghers”, i.e., inhabitants of towns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??(?)?w???zi?/

Noun

bourgeoisie (countable and uncountable, plural bourgeoisies)

1. (historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
2. (Marxism) The capitalist class.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bourgeoisie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bur.??a??zi/
• Hyphenation: bour?geoi?sie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

bourgeoisie f (plural bourgeoisieën)

1. bourgeoisie

   Synonyms: burgerklasse, gegoede burgerij

French

Etymology

From Old French bourgesie, borgoisie (“citizenship”), equivalent to bourgeois +? -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu?.?wa.zi/

Noun

bourgeoisie f (plural bourgeoisies)

1. bourgeoisie

Derived terms

• petite bourgeoisie

Descendants

Further reading

• “bourgeoisie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French bourgeoise.

Noun

bourgeoise (plural bourgeoises)

1. A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman

French

Noun

bourgeoise f (plural bourgeoises)

1. female equivalent of bourgeois

Descendants

• ? English: bourgeoise

Adjective

bourgeoise

1. feminine singular of bourgeois

German

Adjective

bourgeoise

1. inflection of bourgeois:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular