feminal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmɪnəl/

Adjective

feminal (comparative more feminal, superlative most feminal)

1. Of or pertaining to women, femininity or feminism

Derived terms

• feminality

Anagrams

• inflame

Latin

Etymology 1

From fēmina (“woman”) +‎ -al.

Noun

fēminal n (genitive fēminālis); third declension

1. female genitalia

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	fēminal	fēminālia
genitive	fēminālis	fēminālium
dative	fēminālī	fēminālibus
accusative	fēminal	fēminālia
ablative	fēminālī	fēminālibus
vocative	fēminal	fēminālia

Etymology 2

From femur (“thigh”, oblique stem in femin-) +‎ -al.

Noun

feminal n (genitive feminālis); third declension

1. breeches (or other coverings for the legs)

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	feminal	feminālia
genitive	feminālis	feminālium
dative	feminālī	feminālibus
accusative	feminal	feminālia
ablative	feminālī	feminālibus
vocative	feminal	feminālia

References

• “feminal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “feminal”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fēmina (“woman”) + -al.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe.miˈnaw/ [fe.miˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.miˈnal/ [fɨ.miˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.miˈnal/ [fɨ.miˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.miˈna.li/

• Rhymes: -aw, -al
• Hyphenation: fe‧mi‧nal

Adjective

feminal m or f (plural feminais)

1. synonym of feminil

Further reading

• “feminal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “feminal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “feminal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026