femina

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Adjective

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

  1. feminine (of women), women's

[edit] Usage notes

Relatively uncommon; the synonym virina is generally used instead.

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[edit] Latin

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ (who sucks), derivation of the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck, suckle), whence also Latin fīlius.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classcial) IPA: /ˈfeː.mi.na/

[edit] Noun

fēmina (genitive fēminae); f, first declension

  1. woman, wife

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

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