masculine

Significado (Inglés)

Oposto a
female, womanly, effeminate, emasculated, epicene, unmanly
Frecuencia

C2
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English masculyne, masculyn, from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, diminutive of masculus (“male, manly”), itself a diminutive of mās (“male”). Displaced native Old English werlīċ (literally “manly”).

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