femia

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

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

Adj

female

Opposé de

macho, varón

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈfemjɐ]

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de latin: fēmina

Appartenant à portugais: fêmea

Appartenant à espagnol: 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.