femia

Εννοια

Noun

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

Adj

female

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

[ˈfemjɐ]

Ετυμολογία

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.