feminin
See also: féminin and féminîn
English
Adjective
feminin (not comparable)
- (grammar) Obsolete form of feminine.
Danish
Etymology
From Latin fēminīnus (“feminine”).
Adjective
feminin
- feminine
Inflection
| Inflection of feminin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | feminin | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | feminint | — | —2 |
| Plural | feminine | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | feminine | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Antonyms
- maskulin
Related terms
- femininitet
- femininum
- feminisere
References
- “feminin” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Alternative forms
- f., fem. (abbreviations)
Etymology
From Latin fēminīnus.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
feminin (strong nominative masculine singular femininer, comparative femininer, superlative am femininsten)
- feminine, womanly
- (grammar) feminine (of or pertaining to the feminine gender)
Declension
Positive forms of feminin
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist feminin | sie ist feminin | es ist feminin | sie sind feminin | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | femininer | feminine | feminines | feminine |
| genitive | femininen | femininer | femininen | femininer | |
| dative | femininem | femininer | femininem | femininen | |
| accusative | femininen | feminine | feminines | feminine | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der feminine | die feminine | das feminine | die femininen |
| genitive | des femininen | der femininen | des femininen | der femininen | |
| dative | dem femininen | der femininen | dem femininen | den femininen | |
| accusative | den femininen | die feminine | das feminine | die femininen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein femininer | eine feminine | ein feminines | (keine) femininen |
| genitive | eines femininen | einer femininen | eines femininen | (keiner) femininen | |
| dative | einem femininen | einer femininen | einem femininen | (keinen) femininen | |
| accusative | einen femininen | eine feminine | ein feminines | (keine) femininen | |
Comparative forms of feminin
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist femininer | sie ist femininer | es ist femininer | sie sind femininer | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | femininerer | femininere | feminineres | femininere |
| genitive | feminineren | femininerer | feminineren | femininerer | |
| dative | femininerem | femininerer | femininerem | feminineren | |
| accusative | feminineren | femininere | feminineres | femininere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der femininere | die femininere | das femininere | die feminineren |
| genitive | des feminineren | der feminineren | des feminineren | der feminineren | |
| dative | dem feminineren | der feminineren | dem feminineren | den feminineren | |
| accusative | den feminineren | die femininere | das femininere | die feminineren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein femininerer | eine femininere | ein feminineres | (keine) feminineren |
| genitive | eines feminineren | einer feminineren | eines feminineren | (keiner) feminineren | |
| dative | einem feminineren | einer feminineren | einem feminineren | (keinen) feminineren | |
| accusative | einen feminineren | eine femininere | ein feminineres | (keine) feminineren | |
Superlative forms of feminin
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am femininsten | sie ist am femininsten | es ist am femininsten | sie sind am femininsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | femininster | femininste | femininstes | femininste |
| genitive | femininsten | femininster | femininsten | femininster | |
| dative | femininstem | femininster | femininstem | femininsten | |
| accusative | femininsten | femininste | femininstes | femininste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der femininste | die femininste | das femininste | die femininsten |
| genitive | des femininsten | der femininsten | des femininsten | der femininsten | |
| dative | dem femininsten | der femininsten | dem femininsten | den femininsten | |
| accusative | den femininsten | die femininste | das femininste | die femininsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein femininster | eine femininste | ein femininstes | (keine) femininsten |
| genitive | eines femininsten | einer femininsten | eines femininsten | (keiner) femininsten | |
| dative | einem femininsten | einer femininsten | einem femininsten | (keinen) femininsten | |
| accusative | einen femininsten | eine femininste | ein femininstes | (keine) femininsten | |
Synonyms
- weiblich
Antonyms
- maskulin (männlich), neutral (sächlich)
Further reading
- “feminin” in Duden online
- “feminin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Interlingua
Adjective
feminin (not comparable)
- female, feminine
Antonyms
- mascule
- masculin
Middle French
Adjective
feminin m (feminine singular feminine, masculine plural feminins, feminine plural feminines)
- female; feminine (relating to females)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin femininus.
Adjective
feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)
- feminine
- (of a male) effeminate
Related terms
- femininitet
References
- “feminin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin femininus.
Adjective
feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)
- feminine
- (of a male) effeminate
Related terms
- femininitet
References
- “feminin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French féminin, from Latin femininus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fe.miˈnin]
Adjective
feminin m or n (feminine singular feminină, masculine plural feminini, feminine and neuter plural feminine)
- feminine, womanly
- (grammar, of nouns, adjectives, etc.) feminine
Declension
Declension of feminin
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | feminin | feminină | feminini | feminine | ||
| definite | femininul | feminina | femininii | femininele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | feminin | feminine | feminini | feminine | ||
| definite | femininului | femininei | femininilor | femininelor | |||
Synonyms
- femeiesc
Antonyms
- bărbătesc
- masculin
- viril
Related terms
- neutru
Swedish
Adjective
feminin
- feminine (having the qualities associated with a woman)
Declension
| Inflection of feminin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | feminin | femininare | femininast |
| Neuter singular | feminint | femininare | femininast |
| Plural | feminina | femininare | femininast |
| Masculine plural3 | feminine | femininare | femininast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | feminine | femininare | femininaste |
| All | feminina | femininare | femininaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Synonyms
- kvinnlig
Antonyms
- manlig
- maskulin
Related terms
- feminism
- feminist
- feministisk
- femininitet
- femininum