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mulher

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Galician

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Noun

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mulher f (plural mulheres, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of muller

Further reading

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  • mulher” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

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mulher sense 1

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese muller, moller (hence also Galician muller), from Latin mulierem (woman; wife), of uncertain origin. Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (milk; to milk). Cognate with Spanish mujer, Catalan muller, Italian moglie, and Romanian muiere.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈjɛɹ/
  • Audio (Northern Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: mu‧lher

Noun

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mulher f (plural mulheres)

  1. woman (adult female human)
    Synonyms: dona, senhora
    Aquela mulher lê livros.
    That woman reads books.
    A mulher tem o direito a votar.
    Women have voting rights.
    (literally, “The woman [as such] has the right to vote.”)
  2. wife; woman (sense 4)
    Synonym: esposa
    Minha mulher não está aqui.
    My wife isn’t here.
    A mulher do João está ali.
    John’s wife is over there.
    Depois de saber disso, eu disse à minha esposa, "Vem cá, mulher."
    After knowing of that, I said to my wife, "Come here, woman."

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:mulher.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kabuverdianu: mudjér
  • Aukan: muyee
  • Indonesian: moler
  • Saramaccan: mujë́ë

Adjective

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mulher m or f (plural mulheres)

  1. (derogatory, of a man) pansy; wimpy; effeminate

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