English → Latin
“feminine” in Latin
muliebrisof a woman; womanly; feminine; female; effeminate; womanish; unmanlyfēminīnusfeminine; of or relating to the feminine genderfēmineuswomanly, feminine; effeminate, unmanlyArnŏbĭusAn African Church father in the time of Diocletiandēlicātusalluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft, tender, delicate; effeminate, spoilt with indulgenceanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason,
The English word feminine itself goes back to Latin fēmina, through fēminīnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
feminine
muliebris: femininus: femineus. [Vid: FEMALE.] The feminine gender, sexus muliebris (Varr., though he has femininus, always uses muliebris in this sense): genus femininum (Arnobius).
Delicate, tender, Vid:
Effeminate, muliebris (e.g., animus). Vid: EFFEMINATE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for feminine?
- The usual Latin words for “feminine” are muliebris, fēminīnus, fēmineus; also Arnŏbĭus, dēlicātus, animus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.