femina

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Contents 1 Esperanto 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 2 Latin 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Pronunciation 2.4 Noun 2.4.1 Inflection 2.4.2 Synonyms 2.4.3 Descendants

[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

• femino

[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.

[edit] Synonyms

• virina

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• foemina

[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

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (woman): mulier

[edit] Descendants

• English: feminine
• French: femme
• Italian: femmina
• Portuguese: fêmea
• Spanish: hembra