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feminine

/ˈfemənən/FEH-muh-nuhn
/ˈfɛmənən/FEH-muh-nuhn

Meaningof women

Common meaning: of or like women

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DHA‘suck’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 163, p. 735 · scan
  2. Latinfēmina, -ae‘a woman’
  3. Old Frenchfemininsource
  4. Englishfeminine‘of or like women’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin fēmina ‘a woman’.

Roots

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