faumme
Norman
Alternative forms
- fâme, faume (Guernsey)
- femme (Jersey, continental Normandy)
- foume (continental Normandy)
- fenme (Cotentin)
Etymology
From Old French femme, feme, fame, fenme, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ (“who sucks”), derivation of the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /fɔm/, /fɔːm/
Noun
faumme f (plural faummes)
- (Guernsey) woman