femíneo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fēmineus (“womanly”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈmĩ.ne.u/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈmĩ.ne.u/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈmi.ne.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈmi.nju/

• Hyphenation: fe‧mí‧ne‧o

Adjective

femíneo (feminine femínea, masculine plural femíneos, feminine plural femíneas)

1. Synonym of feminil

Further reading

• “femíneo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “femíneo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fēmineus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈmineo/ [feˈmi.ne.o]
• Rhymes: -ineo
• Syllabification: fe‧mí‧ne‧o

Adjective

femíneo (feminine femínea, masculine plural femíneos, feminine plural femíneas)

1. (literary) womanly; feminine

Derived terms

• femineidad

 

Further reading

• “femíneo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10