adverb
fēminīnē
fēminīnē (comparative fēminīnius, superlative fēminīnissimē)
Classical[feː.mɪˈniː.neː]Ecclesiastical[fe.miˈniː.ne]
Meaning
- femininely, womanly
fēmĭnīne, adv., v. femininus
I. fin.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin fēminīnus Latin -ē Latin fēminīnē From fēminīnus (“feminine”) + -ē.