femininus

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Etymology

From fēmina (woman) +‎ -īnus.

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Adjective

fēminīnus (feminine fēminīna, neuter fēminīnum, adverb fēminīnē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. feminine
  2. (grammar) of or relating to the feminine gender

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fēminīnus fēminīna fēminīnum fēminīnī fēminīnae fēminīna
Genitive fēminīnī fēminīnae fēminīnī fēminīnōrum fēminīnārum fēminīnōrum
Dative fēminīnō fēminīnō fēminīnīs
Accusative fēminīnum fēminīnam fēminīnum fēminīnōs fēminīnās fēminīna
Ablative fēminīnō fēminīnā fēminīnō fēminīnīs
Vocative fēminīne fēminīna fēminīnum fēminīnī fēminīnae fēminīna

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References

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