femea

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin fēmina (woman, wife, female), from Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ ((f.) one who is sucked; one who suckles), derivation of the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck, suckle).

Cognate with Old Spanish femna.

Adjective

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femea

  1. female
    Coordinate term: macho

Noun

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femea f (plural femeas)

  1. female
    Coordinate term: macho

Descendants

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  • Galician: femia, fema, fémea
  • Portuguese: fêmeo, fêmea

References

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