feminine

== English == === Alternative forms === f., f (abbreviation, grammar) fœminine (hypercorrect, obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English feminine, femynyne, femynyn, from Old French feminin, feminine, from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-eh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”). Related to fetus, feminism, filial, fellatio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/, /ˈfɛmənɪn/ Hyphenation: fem‧i‧nine === Adjective === feminine (comparative more feminine, superlative most feminine) Of or pertaining to the female gender. Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male. Belonging to females; typically used by females. Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive, sensual; womanly. Antonyms: masculine, manly (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions. Synonym: female Coordinate terms: masculine, neuter, common (of a noun) Being of the feminine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner. (of another part of speech) Being inflected in agreement with a feminine noun. (grammar, Mongolic languages, of any word) Having the vowel harmony of a front vowel. Coordinate term: masculine (prosody) Following or ending on an unstressed syllable. ==== Synonyms ==== (of the female sex): female, womanly (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender): caring, ladylike, nurturing, beauty ==== Antonyms ==== (of the female sex): male, manly (having qualities stereotypical of the female gender): butch, masculine (grammar): masculine, neuter ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === feminine (plural feminines) That which is feminine. (rare, possibly obsolete) A woman. (grammar) The feminine gender. (grammar) A word of the feminine gender. ==== Translations ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === feminine inflection of feminin: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fe.miˈni.ne/ Rhymes: -ine Hyphenation: fe‧mi‧nì‧ne === Adjective === feminine feminine plural of feminino == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From fēminīnus (“feminine”) +‎ -ē. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [feː.mɪˈniː.neː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fe.miˈniː.ne] ==== Adverb ==== fēminīnē (comparative fēminīnius, superlative fēminīnissimē) femininely, womanly ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inflected form of fēminīnus (“feminine”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [feː.mɪˈniː.nɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fe.miˈniː.ne] ==== Adjective ==== fēminīne vocative masculine singular of fēminīnus === References === “feminine”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “feminine”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Middle English == === Adjective === feminine alternative form of femynyne == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === feminine definite singular of feminin plural of feminin == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === feminine definite singular of feminin plural of feminin == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /femiˈnine/ === Adjective === feminine feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of feminin == Swedish == === Adjective === feminine definite natural masculine singular of feminin