feminine

Alternative forms

• f., f (abbreviation, grammar)
• fœminine (hypercorrect, obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/, /ˈfɛmənɪn/

Adjective

feminine (comparative more feminine, superlative most feminine)

1. Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.
2. Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.
3. Belonging to females; typically used by females.
   • Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names.
4. Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.
5. (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
   • Synonym: female
   • Coordinate terms: masculine, neuter, common
   1. (of a noun) Being of the feminine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
   2. (of another part of speech) Being inflected in agreement with a feminine noun.
6. (grammar, Mongolic languages, of any word) Having the vowel harmony of a front vowel.
   • Coordinate term: masculine

Noun

feminine (plural feminines)

1. That which is feminine.
2. (rare, possibly obsolete) A woman.
3. (grammar) The feminine gender.
4. (grammar) A word of the feminine gender.

Adjective

feminine

1. inflection of feminin:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fe.miˈni.ne/
• Hyphenation: fe‧mi‧nì‧ne

Adjective

feminine

1. feminine plural of feminino

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /feː.miˈniː.neː/, [feːmɪˈniːneː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /fe.miˈni.ne/, [femiˈniːne]

Adverb

fēminīnē (comparative fēminīnius, superlative fēminīnissimē)

1. femininely, womanly

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /feː.miˈniː.ne/, [feːmɪˈniːnɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /fe.miˈni.ne/, [femiˈniːne]

Adjective

fēminīne

1. vocative masculine singular of fēminīnus

Adjective

feminine

1. Alternative form of femynyne

Adjective

feminine

1. definite singular of feminin
2. plural of feminin

Adjective

feminine

1. definite singular of feminin
2. plural of feminin

Pronunciation

• IPA: /femiˈnine/

Adjective

feminine

1. feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of feminin

Adjective

feminine

1. absolute definite natural masculine singular of feminin.