feminin

See also: féminin and féminîn

Danish

Etymology

From Latin fēminīnus (“feminine”).

Adjective

feminin

  1. 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.

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References

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin fēminīnus.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

feminin (comparative femininer, superlative am femininsten)

  1. feminine, womanly
  2. (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

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Interlingua

Adjective

feminin (not comparable)

  1. female, feminine

Middle French

Adjective

feminin m (feminine singular feminine, masculine plural feminins, feminine plural feminines)

  1. female; feminine (relating to females)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin femininus

Adjective

feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)

  1. feminine
  2. (of a male) effeminate

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin femininus

Adjective

feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)

  1. feminine
  2. (of a male) effeminate

References

Romanian

Etymology

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)

  1. feminine, womanly
  2. (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

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Swedish

Adjective

feminin

  1. 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
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.

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