feminin

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See also: féminin and féminîn

English

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Adjective

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feminin (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Obsolete form of feminine.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin fēminīnus (feminine).

Adjective

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feminin

  1. feminine

Inflection

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Inflection of feminin
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular feminin 2
Indefinite neuter singular feminint 2
Plural feminine 2
Definite attributive1 feminine
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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In the grammatical sense (since 15th c.) from Latin fēminīnus. Broader use (chiefly since 19th c.) after French féminin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːmiˌniːn/, /ˈfɛmiˌniːn/, /femiˈniːn/
  • There is a loose tendency to use initial stress in the grammatical sense, final stress otherwise.
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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feminin (strong nominative masculine singular femininer, comparative femininer, superlative am femininsten)

  1. (grammar) feminine (of feminine grammatical gender)
    Synonym: weiblich
    Coordinate terms: maskulin / männlich, neutral / sächlich
  2. feminine, womanly (of markedly female association, e.g. in appearance)
    Synonyms: weiblich, fraulich, (pejorative) weibisch
  3. (very rare) female (belonging to the female sex)
    Synonym: weiblich

Declension

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Further reading

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  • feminin” in Duden online
  • feminin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

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Adjective

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feminin (not comparable)

  1. female, feminine

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Middle French

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Adjective

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feminin m (feminine singular feminine, masculine plural feminins, feminine plural feminines)

  1. female; feminine (relating to females)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin femininus.

Adjective

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feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)

  1. feminine
  2. effeminate (of a male)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin femininus.

Adjective

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feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)

  1. feminine
  2. effeminate (of a male)
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French féminin, from Latin femininus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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feminin m or n (feminine singular feminină, masculine plural feminini, feminine and neuter plural feminine)

  1. feminine, womanly
  2. (grammar, of nouns, adjectives, etc.) feminine

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Swedish

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Adjective

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feminin

  1. feminine (having the qualities associated with a woman)
  2. (grammar) feminine

Declension

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Inflection of feminin
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular feminin femininare femininast
Neuter singular feminint femininare femininast
Plural feminina femininare femininast
Masculine plural3 feminine femininare femininast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 feminine femininare femininaste
All feminina femininare femininaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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