Feminine
mitaine
- (feminine) fingerless glove
- (Canada, feminine) mitten
- (Canada, dated, feminine) a protestant church or religious office
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mi.tɛn/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French mite, miste (“playful name for cat”) + -aine. See also minet (“cat”) and Provençal mino (“female cat”), both of expressive origin. Sense 3 is borrowed from English meeting; cf. the sound change in domplaine (“dumpling”).
Fäustling
mitene
manopole
manopla
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