feminin
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]feminin (not comparable)
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin fēminīnus (“feminine”).
Adjective
[edit]feminin
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of feminin | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | feminin | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | feminint | — | —2 |
Plural | feminine | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | feminine | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Antonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “feminin” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]In the grammatical sense (since 15th c.) from Latin fēminīnus. Broader use (chiefly since 19th c.) after French féminin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfeːmiˌniːn/, /ˈfɛmiˌniːn/, /femiˈniːn/
- There is a loose tendency to use initial stress in the grammatical sense, final stress otherwise.
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Adjective
[edit]feminin (strong nominative masculine singular femininer, comparative femininer, superlative am femininsten)
- (grammar) feminine (of feminine grammatical gender)
- feminine, womanly (of markedly female association, e.g. in appearance)
- (very rare) female (belonging to the female sex)
- Synonym: weiblich
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of feminin
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist feminin | sie ist feminin | es ist feminin | sie sind feminin | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | femininer | feminine | feminines | feminine |
genitive | femininen | femininer | femininen | femininer | |
dative | femininem | femininer | femininem | femininen | |
accusative | femininen | feminine | feminines | feminine | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der feminine | die feminine | das feminine | die femininen |
genitive | des femininen | der femininen | des femininen | der femininen | |
dative | dem femininen | der femininen | dem femininen | den femininen | |
accusative | den femininen | die feminine | das feminine | die femininen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein femininer | eine feminine | ein feminines | (keine) femininen |
genitive | eines femininen | einer femininen | eines femininen | (keiner) femininen | |
dative | einem femininen | einer femininen | einem femininen | (keinen) femininen | |
accusative | einen femininen | eine feminine | ein feminines | (keine) femininen |
Comparative forms of feminin
Superlative forms of feminin
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Interlingua
[edit]Adjective
[edit]feminin (not comparable)
Antonyms
[edit]Middle French
[edit]Adjective
[edit]feminin m (feminine singular feminine, masculine plural feminins, feminine plural feminines)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)
- feminine
- effeminate (of a male)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “feminin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)
- feminine
- effeminate (of a male)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “feminin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French féminin, from Latin femininus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]feminin m or n (feminine singular feminină, masculine plural feminini, feminine and neuter plural feminine)
Declension
[edit]Declension of feminin
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | feminin | feminină | feminini | feminine | ||
definite | femininul | feminina | femininii | femininele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | feminin | feminine | feminini | feminine | ||
definite | femininului | femininei | femininelor | femininilor |
Synonyms
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[edit]Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]feminin
Declension
[edit]Inflection of feminin | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | feminin | femininare | femininast |
Neuter singular | feminint | femininare | femininast |
Plural | feminina | femininare | femininast |
Masculine plural3 | feminine | femininare | femininast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | feminine | femininare | femininaste |
All | feminina | femininare | femininaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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