faumme
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Norman[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- fâme, faume (Guernsey)
- femme (Jersey, continental Normandy)
- foume (continental Normandy)
- fenme (Cotentin)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French femme, feme, fame, fenme, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ (“who sucks”), derivation of the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
faumme f (plural faummes)
Categories:
- Norman terms inherited from Old French
- Norman terms derived from Old French
- Norman terms inherited from Latin
- Norman terms derived from Latin
- Norman terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norman terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norman terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norman lemmas
- Norman nouns
- Norman feminine nouns
- Guernsey Norman
- nrf:Human
- nrf:Female