femminile

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fēminīnus, with change of suffix by dissimilation. By surface analysis, femmina (“female”, noun) +‎ -ile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fem.miˈni.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: fem‧mi‧nì‧le

Adjective

femminile m or f (plural femminili)

  1. female
    Antonym: maschile
  2. feminine
    Synonyms: femmineo, donnesco
    Antonyms: maschile, mascolino
  3. (grammar) feminine
    Antonym: maschile
  4. womanish, womanly
    Synonyms: femmineo, donnesco
    Antonyms: maschile, mascolino, virile

Derived terms

Noun

femminile m (plural femminili)

  1. (grammar) feminine gender
    Antonym: maschile

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.