femina

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Esperanto [edit]

Etymology [edit]

femino (woman) +‎ -a

Adjective [edit]

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

  1. feminine (of women), women's

Usage notes [edit]

Relatively uncommon; the synonym virina is generally used instead.

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Interlingua [edit]

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Noun [edit]

femina (plural feminas)

  1. woman



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Etymology [edit]

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 [edit]

  • (Classcial) IPA: /ˈfeː.mi.na/
  • (file)

Noun [edit]

fēmina (genitive fēminae); f, first declension

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

Inflection [edit]

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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