Feminine
fente
- (feminine) cleft, fissure, crack (in rock)
- (feminine) split, crack (in wood)
- (feminine) slit, slot
- (feminine) slit (in skirt), vent (in jacket etc.)
- (feminine) fissure
- (feminine) lunge
- (feminine, slang, vulgar) crack, slit (vulva)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɑ̃t/
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century. Either from Vulgar Latin *findita, feminine of *finditus, as an alternate past participle of Latin findō (normally fissus), or a later formation. Either way equivalent to fendre + -te.
fessura
fenda
Spalt
grieta
yarık
ρωγμή
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