femmina

Italian

Etymology

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”). Cognate with Portuguese fêmea, Sicilian fìmmina, Spanish hembra, French femme.

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

Noun

femmina f (plural femmine, pejorative femminàccia, diminutive-derogatory femminèlla or femminétta or femminùccia)

  1. female
    Antonym: maschio

See also
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