femia

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (feminine) a female
2. (feminine) socket; female of a mechanical joint or structure; eye

Adj

female

Oposat a

macho, varón

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[ˈfemjɐ]

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de llatí: fēmina

Cognat amb portuguès: fêmea

Cognat amb espanyol: hembra

In summary

Independently attested in Old Galician-Portuguese as femea (Galicia) and femea, femẽa (Portugal); from Latin fēmina (“woman, wife, female”). Cognate with Portuguese fêmea and Spanish hembra.