femna

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Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan femna, from Latin fēmina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfennɒ]
  • Audio (Languedoc):(file)

Noun

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femna f (plural femnas) (Languedoc, Limousin)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Old Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin fēmina.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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femna f (plural femnas)

  1. female
    • c. 1200, La Fazienda de Ultramar, fol 36v
      (...) metras en el archa por uenir contigo maslo e femna (...)
      You shall put in the ark for coming with you male and female (...)

Descendants

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  • Spanish: hembra
    • English: hembra

References

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