femina

Esperanto

Etymology

femino (“woman”) +‎ -a

Adjective

femina (plural feminaj, accusative singular feminan, accusative plural feminajn)

1. feminine (of women), women's

Usage notes

Relatively uncommon; the synonym virina is generally used instead.

Synonyms

• virina

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Interlingua

Wikipedia ^ia

Noun

femina (plural feminas)

1. woman

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Latin

Alternative forms

• foemina (Medieval)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ (“who sucks”), derivation of the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Related to fīlius, fellō, fētus.

Pronunciation

• (Classcial) IPA: /ˈfeː.mi.na/

• Audio (Classical)

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Noun

fēmina (genitive fēminae); f, first declension

1. woman, wife
2. (of animals) female
3. (grammar) the feminine gender

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fēmina	fēminae
genitive	fēminae	fēminārum
dative	fēminae	fēminīs
accusative	fēminam	fēminās
ablative	fēminā	fēminīs
vocative	fēmina	fēminae

Synonyms

• (woman): mulier

Derived terms

fēmella fēmellārius fēminātus fēmineus

fēminīnē fēminīnus fēminō

Descendants

Albanian: femër Aromanian: feamin Dalmatian: femia French: femme Friulian: fèmine Friulian: femine Galician: femia Italian: femmina

Occitan: femna Portuguese: fêmea Romanian: famen Romansch: femna Sardinian: fémina Sicilian: fimmina Spanish: hembra