A French vocabulary question, please?

Question

Hi ~

What would you call a lady who works in an auberge as a lady on the staff in a position like an innkeeper ....not
"la proprietaire" which would mean "the owner", would it not? ....but a lady who looks after the guests and
all that goes on in the auberge ....

Thank you
Scots Pines

p.s. Does "la proprietaire" mean a man who is the owner, or can it also mean a woman who is the owner? What would be the correct word for her, in case there is a different word?

thank you in advance

Answer 1

"La proprietaire" is for a woman
"Le proprietaire" is for a man

And for the auberge vocab, it's "La Hôtesse" for a woman, " Le Hôte" for a man.

Answer 2

"La propriétaire" is for a woman. She is the owner of the place concerned.
"Le propriétaire" is for a man and he is the owner of the place.

As towards "auberge", I would say "hôtesse" because the etymology corresponds perfectly to that meaning. You can check on... See below

Word spelling precision of the French words:
L'hôtesse
L'hôte
Le/La concierge
Un gérant d'auberge
Une gérante d'auberge

Answer 3

L'aubergiste is the nearest thing to inn-keeper that you'll find. Not necessarily the owner.

LE propriétaire is the (man) owner, landlord; LA propriétaire is the (woman) owner, proprietress, landlady.

Answer 4

La tenancière, la gérante. (l'hôte, l'hôtesse, in this case, was used back in time).
La propriétaire is a woman.

Answer 5

isn't that a concierge? or no...

well la proprietaire is feminine, isn't it? since "la" is feminine. i don't think there's a different word. it's just a "la" and "le" (masculine) before the word.

Answer 6

I really believe that this specific job position would make her "La concierege".

Answer 7

le or la Concierge