femmina

• (Aggius) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmmina/^[1]

femmina f (plural femmini)

1. (dialectal) alternative form of femina (“woman”)

Inherited from Latin fēmina.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfem.mi.na/
• Rhymes: -emmina
• Hyphenation: fém‧mi‧na

femmina m or f (masculine plural femmina, feminine plural femmine or femmina)

1. female

   un esemplare femmina di giraffa ― a female specimen of giraffe

   una figlia femmina ― a female daughter

• When referring to feminine nouns, the plural femmine is most often used.

  la figlia femmina, le figlie femmine ― the female daughter, the female daughters

  la tigre femmina, le tigri femmine ― the female tiger, the female tigers

• When referring to masculine nouns, chiefly animals without female equivalents, the form femmina is used invariably as both the singular and plural forms.

  il gabbiano femmina, i gabbiani femmina ― the female seagull, the female seagulls

• When referring animals, some speakers may use the femmina invariably also for feminine nouns, although this is less common.

  la tigre femmina, le tigri femmina ― the female tiger, the female tigers

femmina f (plural femmine, pejorative femminàccia, diminutive-derogatory femminèlla or femminétta or femminùccia (also, “timid/weak/irresolute man or boy, pussy”))

1. female

   Antonym: maschio

• donna

Inherited from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”), the feminine mediopassive participle of *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmmina/^[1]

femmina f (plural femmini)

1. woman