fìmmina
Sicilian
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editEtymology
editFrom Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”), the feminine mediopassive participle of *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognate with Portuguese fêmea, Italian femmina, Spanish hembra, French femme.
Pronunciation
editNomen
editfìmmina f (plural fìmmini)
- (biology) One of the female (feminine) sex oder gender.
- (zoology) An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
- (botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
- A bacterium which lacks the F factor, and is able to receive DNA from another bacterium which has that factor.
- A human of the feminine sex or gender.
- Hyponyms: picciriḍḍa, carusa, signura
- Antonyms: picciriḍḍu, carusu, omu, òminu, màsculu
- A female connector, pipe fitting, etc.
- (card games) queen of the Sicilian playing cards
- Synonym: donna
Usage notes
edit- In Sicilian this term is used to refer both to the females of homo sapiens and to those of animals or plants.
- The word donna (also ronna) is used, etymologically, to refer to women who own possessions and assets, like the male counterpart don (or ron).
Derived terms
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editDescendants
edit- → Italian: fèmmina
See also
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- Sicilian terms inherited from Latin
- Sicilian terms derived from Latin
- Sicilian terms inherited from Proto-Italic
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- Sicilian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sicilian lemmas
- Sicilian nouns
- Sicilian feminine nouns
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