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)

  1. (Guernsey) woman
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