faumme

Norman

Alternative forms

• fâme, faume (Guernsey)
• femme (Jersey, continental Normandy)
• foume (continental Normandy)
• fenme (Cotentin)

Etymology

From Old French femme, feme, fame, fenme, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ (“who sucks”), derivation of the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔm/, /fɔːm/

Noun

faumme f (plural faummes)

1. (Guernsey) woman