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Italian
Etymology
From Latin fēminīnus, with change of suffix by dissimilation. By surface analysis, femmina (“female”, noun) + -ile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fem.miˈni.le/
- Rhymes: -ile
- Hyphenation: fem‧mi‧nì‧le
Adjective
femminile (plural femminili)
- female
- Antonym: maschile
- feminine
- Synonyms: femmineo, donnesco
- Antonyms: maschile, mascolino
- (grammar) feminine
- Antonym: maschile
- womanish, womanly
- Synonyms: femmineo, donnesco
- Antonyms: maschile, mascolino, virile
Derived terms
Noun
femminile m (plural femminili)
- (grammar) feminine gender
- Antonym: maschile
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