femmina

Gallurese

Pronunciation

• (Aggius) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmmina/

Noun

femmina f (plural femmini)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of femina (“woman”)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”), the feminine mediopassive participle of *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognate with Portuguese fêmea, Sicilian fìmmina, Spanish hembra, French femme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfem.mi.na/
• Rhymes: -emmina
• Hyphenation: fém‧mi‧na

Noun

femmina f (plural femmine, pejorative femminàccia, diminutive-derogatory femminèlla or femminétta or femminùccia (also, “timid/weak/irresolute man or boy, pussy”))

1. female

   Antonym: maschio

Related terms

• effeminato
• femminella
• femmineo
• femminile
• femminilità
• femminilizzazione
• femminino
• femminismo
• femminuccia
• sciupafemmine

 

See also

• donna

Sassarese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”), the feminine mediopassive participle of *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmmina/

Noun

femmina f (plural femmini)

1. woman