femminile

feminine

adjective fehm-mee-NEE-leh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'femininus', from 'femina', woman

Also means

female

Usage Note

Femminile ends in -e, so it covers both genders in the singular and becomes femminili in the plural. In grammar it labels feminine gender, and la squadra femminile is the women's team; its opposite is maschile.

Examples

"Indossava un vestito femminile."

Natural Translation

She wore a feminine dress.

Literal Translation

She-wore a dress feminine.

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