mulier

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine) a woman, female
2. (broadly, declension-3, feminine) a wife
3. (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) a coward, poltroon
4. (Medieval-Latin, declension-3, feminine) a virgin adult

Concepts

woman

👩

wife

👰‍♀️

lady

spouse

girl

👧

female

♀️

Mrs

old woman

signora

squaw

Mrs.

Frau

Miss

Ms

Ms.

women

wifey

bride

little woman

femme

madam

mate

🧉

missus

mistress

Opposite of

marītus

Synonyms

femina

👩

uxor

👰‍♀️

fēmina

coniunx

nupta

marita

👰‍♀️

Translations

femme

👩

Frau

👩

vrouw

👩

mulher

👩

mujer

👩

donna

👩

dona

👩

γυναίκα

kadın

👩

Weib

👩

jin

👩

moglie

👰‍♀️

امرأة

👩

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".