feminal

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English

Pronunciation

Adjective

feminal (comparative more feminal, superlative most feminal)

  1. Of or pertaining to women, femininity or feminism

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Latin

Etymology 1

fēmina (“woman”) +‎ -ālis.

Noun

fēminal n (genitive fēminālis); third declension

  1. female genitalia
Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

singular plural
nominative fēminal fēminālia
genitive fēminālis fēminālium
dative fēminālī fēminālibus
accusative fēminal fēminālia
ablative fēminālī fēminālibus
vocative fēminal fēminālia

Etymology 2

femur (“thigh”) +‎ -ālis.

Noun

feminal n (genitive feminālis); third declension

  1. breeches (or other coverings for the legs)
Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

singular plural
nominative feminal feminālia
genitive feminālis feminālium
dative feminālī feminālibus
accusative feminal feminālia
ablative feminālī feminālibus
vocative feminal feminālia

References

  • “feminal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • feminal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fēmina (“woman”) + -al.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -aw, -al
  • Hyphenation: fe‧mi‧nal

Adjective

feminal m or f (plural feminais)

  1. Synonym of feminil

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