femele

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === femaille, femal, female, femawle, femayll, femel, femelle, femmale, ffemale === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French femele, from Latin fēmella. Some forms are influenced by male (“male”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛːˈmɛːl(ə)/, /ˈfɛːmɛl(ə)/ (influenced by male) IPA(key): /fɛːˈmaːl(ə)/ === Adjective === femele female (of feminine sex or gender) Used in extended reference to supposedly "female" gems, trees, plants, or astrological portents. ==== Related terms ==== femynyne ==== Descendants ==== English: female Scots: female ==== References ==== “fēmē̆l(e, -āl(e, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === femele (plural femeles) A woman; a female human or animal. ==== Descendants ==== English: female Scots: female ==== References ==== “fēmē̆l(e, -āl(e, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin fēmella f, a diminutive of fēmina (“woman”). === Adjective === femele m (oblique and nominative feminine singular femele) female ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== femmette f femelette f ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: femelleFrench: femelle→ Romanian: femelă f → Middle English: femele, femaille, femal, female, femawle, femayll, femel, femelle, femmale, ffemaleEnglish: femaleScots: female == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feˈme.le/ === Noun === femele plural of femelă