"femelle" meaning in French

See femelle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fə.mɛl/ Audio: Fr-femelle.ogg Forms: femelles [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French femelle, from Old French femele, from Latin femella. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|femelle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French femelle, {{inh+|fr|frm|femelle}} Inherited from Middle French femelle, {{inh|fr|fro|femele}} Old French femele, {{inh|fr|la|femella}} Latin femella Head templates: {{fr-adj}} femelle (plural femelles)
  1. female Categories (topical): Female, Female family members
    Sense id: en-femelle-fr-adj-nxZROajC Disambiguation of Female: 58 42 0 0 Disambiguation of Female family members: 31 23 20 26

Noun

IPA: /fə.mɛl/ Audio: Fr-femelle.ogg Forms: femelles [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French femelle, from Old French femele, from Latin femella. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|femelle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French femelle, {{inh+|fr|frm|femelle}} Inherited from Middle French femelle, {{inh|fr|fro|femele}} Old French femele, {{inh|fr|la|femella}} Latin femella Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} femelle f (plural femelles)
  1. female (of a species) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-femelle-fr-noun-1uz0fQ4x Disambiguation of Female family members: 31 23 20 26
  2. (Louisiana, Cajun) woman, girl Tags: Louisiana, feminine Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-femelle-fr-noun-Wg14OPLs Disambiguation of Female family members: 31 23 20 26 Categories (other): Cajun French, Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 44 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 2 39 48 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 41 51 3 4
  3. (Louisiana, Cajun) wife Tags: Louisiana, feminine Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-femelle-fr-noun-nVKjyOTW Disambiguation of Female family members: 31 23 20 26 Categories (other): Cajun French, Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 44 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 2 39 48 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 41 51 3 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fille, femme, féminin

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Download raw JSONL data for femelle meaning in French (4.2kB)

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