mulher

Galician

Noun

mulher f (plural mulheres)

  1. Alternative form of muller

Further reading

mulher - Dicionário Estraviz

Portuguese
Uma mulher

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese muller, moller (hence also Galician muller), from Latin mulierem (“woman; wife”), of uncertain origin. Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (milk; to milk). Cognate with Spanish mujer, Catalan muller, Italian moglie, and Romanian muiere.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈʎɛʁ/ [muˈʎɛh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /muˈʎɛɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /muˈʎɛʁ/ [muˈʎɛχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈʎɛɻ/

  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈjɛɹ/
  • Hyphenation: mu‧lher

Noun

mulher f (plural mulheres)

  1. woman (adult female human)
    Aquela mulher lê livros.
    That woman reads books.
    A mulher tem o direito de votar.
    Women have the right to vote.
    (literally, “The woman (as such) has the right to vote.”)
    Synonyms: dona, senhora
  2. (with possessive pronoun, the preposition de, or in the vocative) wife (married woman)
    Minha mulher não está aqui.
    My wife isn’t here.
    A mulher do João não está aqui.
    John’s wife isn’t here.
    Mulher, vem cá.
    Come here, my wife.
    Synonym: esposa

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mulher.

Descendants
  • Kabuverdianu: mudjér

Adjective

mulher m or f (plural mulheres)

  1. (derogatory, of a man) pansy; wimpy; effeminate

Derived terms
  • mulheraça
  • mulherão (augmentative), mulherona (augmentative), mulherzona (augmentative)
  • mulherzinha (diminutive), mulherinha (diminutive), mulherita (diminutive), mulherzita (diminutive)
  • mulher da vida
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