virile

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Synonyms 3.2.2 Antonyms 3.2.3 Derived terms 4 Latin 4.1 Adjective 5 Romanian 5.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin virilis

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• Rhymes: -ɪrəl

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virile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)

1. Being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
2. (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

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• nonvirile

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• virility

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[edit] French

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• IPA: /viʁil/

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virile

1. Feminine form of viril.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin virilis

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virile m and f (m and f plural virili)

1. virile

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• maschile

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• femminile

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• virilità
• virilmente

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[edit] Latin

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virīle n.

1. neuter of virilis

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[edit] Romanian

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virile f. and n. pl.

1. feminine plural nominative form of viril.
2. feminine plural accusative form of viril.
3. neuter plural nominative form of viril.
4. neuter plural accusative form of viril.