femele

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old French femele, from Latin fēmella. Some forms are influenced by male (“male”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fɛːˈmɛːl(ə)/, /ˈfɛːmɛl(ə)/
    • (influenced by male) IPA(key): /fɛːˈmaːl(ə)/

    Adjective

    femele

    1. female (of feminine sex or gender)
    2. Used in extended reference to supposedly "female" gems, trees, plants, or astrological portents.

    Descendants

    • English: female
    • Scots: female

    References

    Noun

    femele (plural femeles)

    1. A woman; a female human or animal.

    Descendants

    References

    Old French

    Etymology

      Inherited from Latin fēmella f, a diminutive of fēmina f.

      Adjective

      femele m (oblique and nominative feminine singular femele)

      1. female

      Declension

      Declension of femele
      Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
      Singular Subject femeles femele femele
      Oblique femele femele femele
      Plural Subject femele femeles femele
      Oblique femeles femeles femele

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      Romanian

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      femele

      1. plural of femelă
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