"-woman" meaning in All languages combined

See -woman on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Forms: -women [plural], -man [masculine]
Etymology: From Middle English -woman, from the noun woman. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-woman}} Middle English -woman Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|plural|-women|masculine|-man}} -woman (plural -women, masculine -man)
  1. A woman who is an expert in an area. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--woman-en-suffix-SfpymHtg
  2. A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--woman-en-suffix--bDPmMqE
  3. A woman who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--woman-en-suffix-Ehkn4rNM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 10 76 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 12 78 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 85 3
  4. A woman of a particular nationality. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--woman-en-suffix-lx2CrqyK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: -person

Suffix [French]

IPA: /wo.man/ Forms: -womans [plural], -women [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|-}} Borrowed from English Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|+|-women}} -woman f (plural -womans or -women)
  1. used to form the names of female sportspersons or professions Tags: feminine, morpheme Related terms: -man
    Sense id: en--woman-fr-suffix-7qIIT-52 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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            "1": "fr",
            "2": "-woman",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: -woman"
    }
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "25 24 24 27",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "text": "horsewoman, sportswoman"
        }
      ],
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        "A woman who is an expert in an area."
      ],
      "id": "en--woman-en-suffix-SfpymHtg",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "committeewoman, newswoman, policewoman"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area."
      ],
      "id": "en--woman-en-suffix--bDPmMqE",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 10 76 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 12 78 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 8 85 3",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "bogeywoman, superwoman"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area."
      ],
      "id": "en--woman-en-suffix-Ehkn4rNM",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Scotswoman, Norsewoman"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman of a particular nationality."
      ],
      "id": "en--woman-en-suffix-lx2CrqyK",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-woman"
}

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    },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      "text": "→ French: -woman"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "form": "-man",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "horsewoman, sportswoman"
        }
      ],
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        "A woman who is an expert in an area."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "committeewoman, newswoman, policewoman"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "bogeywoman, superwoman"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Scotswoman, Norsewoman"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman of a particular nationality."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-woman"
}

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    {
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-man"
    }
  ],
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        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French feminine suffixes",
        "French lemmas",
        "French noun-forming suffixes",
        "French nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "French suffixes",
        "French terms borrowed from English",
        "French terms derived from English",
        "French terms spelled with W",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form the names of female sportspersons or professions"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female#English"
        ],
        [
          "sportsperson",
          "sportsperson#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wo.man/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-woman"
}

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