mulher
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese muller, moller, from Latin mulier, mulierem (“woman; wife”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: mu‧lher
Noun
mulher f (plural es)
- woman (adult female human)
- Aquela mulher lê um livro.
- That woman reads a book.
- (with possessive pronoun, the preposition de, or in the vocative) wife (married woman)
- Minha mulher não está aqui.
- My wife isn’t here.
- A mulher do João não está aqui.
- John’s wife isn’t here.
- Mulher, vem cá.
- Come here, my wife.
- (uncountable) womankind (women, taken collectively)
- A mulher tem o direito de votar.
- Womankind has the right to vote.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:mulher.
Synonyms
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: mudjér
Adjective
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- (derogatory, of a man) pansy; wimpy; effeminate
Derived terms
- mulherinha, mulherzinha, mulherita, mulherzita (diminutives)
- mulherona, mulherzona (augmentatives)
- mulheraça
- mulherão
- mulher da vida
Related terms
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