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femmina

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Gallurese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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femminaf(pluralfemmini)

  1. (dialectal)Alternative form offemina(“woman”)

References

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  1. ^Mauro Maxia (2012)Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse(in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros,→ISBN

Italian

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinfēmina.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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femmina(masculine pluralfemmina,feminine pluralfemmineorfemmina)

  1. female
    un esemplarefemminadi giraffa―afemalespecimen of giraffe
    una figliafemmina―afemaledaughter

Usage notes

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  • When referring to feminine nouns, the pluralfemmineis most often used.
    la figliafemmina,le figliefemmine―thefemaledaughter, thefemaledaughters
    la tigrefemmina,le tigrifemmine―thefemaletiger, thefemaletigers
  • When referring to masculine nouns, chiefly animals without female equivalents, the formfemminais used invariably as both the singular and plural forms.
    il gabbianofemmina,i gabbianifemmina―thefemaleseagull, thefemaleseagulls
  • When referring animals, some speakers may use thefemminainvariably also for feminine nouns, although this is less common.
    la tigrefemmina,le tigrifemmina―thefemaletiger, thefemaletigers

Noun

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femminaf(pluralfemmine,pejorativefemminàccia,diminutive-derogatoryfemminèllaorfemminéttaorfemminùccia(also, “timid/weak/irresolute man or boy, pussy”))

  1. female
    Antonym:maschio
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See also

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Sassarese

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinfēmina,fromProto-Italic*fēmanā,fromProto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂(“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”),the feminine mediopassive participle of*dʰeh₁(y)-(“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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femminaf(pluralfemmini)

  1. woman

References

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  1. ^Mauro Maxia (2012)Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse(in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros,→ISBN
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