effemino

See also: effeminò

Italian

Verb

effemino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of effeminare

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ex- +‎ fēmina +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

effēminō (present infinitive effēmināre, perfect active effēmināvī, supine effēminātum); first conjugation

  1. to weaken or enervate
    Synonyms: dēterō, atterō, minuō, frangō, tenuō, cōnsūmō, afficiō
    Antonyms: firmō, cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, sistō
  2. to make feminine or emasculate
    Synonym: molliō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: effeminate
  • French: efféminer
  • Italian: effeminare
  • Spanish efeminar, afeminar

References

  • effemino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • effemino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • effemino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.