Feminine
mulier
- (declension-3, feminine) a woman, female
- (broadly, declension-3, feminine) a wife
- (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) a coward, poltroon
- (Medieval-Latin, declension-3, feminine) a virgin adult
Opposite of
marītus
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmʊ.li.ɛr]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *moljes, of uncertain origin; it has been proposed that it might derive from mollior, comparative of mollis (“soft, tender”). Others propose it might be akin to mulgere and therefore mean “the milk-giver”. Contamination within either of these two terms can be possible. The former is from Isidore's Etymologies: "Mulier vero a mollitie, tanquam mollier, detracta littera vel mutata, appellata est mulier".
Related words
femme
Frau
vrouw
mulher
mujer
donna
dona
γυναίκα
kadın
jin
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