Wiktionary

mulher

Galician edit

Noun edit

mulher f (plural mulheres, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of muller

Further reading edit

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

Portuguese edit

 
Uma mulher

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

 
 

  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈjɛɹ/
  • Hyphenation: mu‧lher

Noun edit

mulher f (plural mulheres)

  2. woman (adult female human)
    Synonyms: dona, senhora
    Aquela mulher lê livros.
    That woman reads books.
    A mulher tem o direito de votar.
    Women have the right to vote.
    (literally, “The woman (as such) has the right to vote.”)
  4. (with possessive pronoun, the preposition de, or in the vocative) wife (married woman)
    Synonym: esposa
    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.

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mulher.

Descendants edit

  • Kabuverdianu: mudjér
  • → Indonesian: moler

Adjective edit

mulher m or f (plural mulheres)

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

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

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