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114 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁esor- |
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114 | Proto-Indo-European | *gʷḗn | D |
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80 | Hittite | *kuwanz |
the same as 'wife' /lexeme ...
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133 | Luvian | wānas | D |
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133 | Luvian | wanattis | D |
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81 | Tocharian A | kuli | Buck gives /lexeme/23253/ | Q |
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82 | Tocharian B | klyiye | cf. Toch. A | Q |
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88 | Albanian | grua |
Same as /lexeme/586/ 'wife ...
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88 | Albanian | zonjë |
'lady', 'madam', doubtful connection to ...
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143 | Standard Albanian | grua |
Variant = grue. Also 'wife'. See ...
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2 | Albanian Sicily | grua |
From PAlb *grāwā related to ...
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4 | Albanian Corinth | grua |
Same as /lexeme/1165/ 'wife ...
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6 | Albanian Tosk | grua |
Same as /lexeme/1563/ 'wife ...
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173 | Mycenaean Greek | *ku-ne | *gune̞ː |
Attested as derivational base in ...
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110 | Ancient Greek | γυνή | ɡynɛ́ː | G.sg. γυναικός; cf. /lexeme ... | D |
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152 | Tsakonian | γουναικα | D |
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32 | Greek | γυναίκα | ʝiˈne̞ka |
a-stem noun adapted from accusative ...
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31 | Greek Lesbos | GUNAIKA | D |
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129 | Classical Armenian | կին | kin | Identical to /lexeme/28662/ 'wife'. | D |
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8 | Armenian Eastern | կին | kin | Identical to /lexeme/1951/ 'wife'. | D |
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7 | Armenian Western | կին | gin | D |
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128 | Avestan | nāiri | N |
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128 | Avestan | ǰainiš | D |
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128 | Avestan | strī | L |
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136 | Sogdian | ’sṭryc | Sogdian | L |
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75 | Wakhi | AURUT | split from DKB | (M) |
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75 | Wakhi | OJIZ | split from DKB | Af |
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75 | Wakhi | XUINUN | split from DKB | (R) |
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9 | Baluchi | ZAL | D |
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118 | Kurdish | afret | (M) |
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118 | Kurdish | jin | D |
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137 | Zazaki | ǰinēk | D |
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72 | Tajik | ZAN | D |
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54 | Persian | ZAN | D |
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77 | Waziri | SHEZA | A |
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1 | Pashto | SEDZA | A |
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138 | Shughni | bēwā | Ah |
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138 | Shughni | kaxōy | Ai |
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138 | Shughni | γ̆inik | D |
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138 | Shughni | awrát | (M) |
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139 | Sarikoli | ɛwrat | < Arabic | (M) |
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52 | Ossetic | binojnaɡ | binojnaɡ | Same as 'wife'/lexeme/11762/. |
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124 | Ossetic Iron | wuš | wuš | P |
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125 | Ossetic Digor | wosɐ | wosɐ | P |
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141 | Kata-viri | ǰukur | S |
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154 | Vasi-vari | westí | L |
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105 | Vedic Sanskrit | jánī | also 'wife' | D |
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162 | Pāḷī | itthī | O |
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41 | Khaskura | AIMAI | O |
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51 | Nepali | SWASNI | split from DKB | (T) |
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51 | Nepali | AIMAI | split from DKB | O |
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51 | Nepali | STRI | split from DKB | (L) |
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51 | Nepali | TIRIYA | split from DKB | (L) |
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106 | Assamese | māiki mānuh |
'female+being'?, cf. MANIS, MANUS ...
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106 | Assamese | tirotā | U |
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102 | Oriya | mɔhiḷa | mɔhiɭa | V |
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102 | Oriya | maikinia | maikinia | cf. also /meaning/wife/ | O |
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102 | Oriya | stri | stri | (L) |
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10 | Bengali | MEELOK | W |
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111 | Bihari | istrəgən | istrəgən | AF strī | (L) |
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111 | Bihari | kanīyā | (X) |
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111 | Bihari | máugī |
comp. Bih. MAI 'woman's ...
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144 | Magahi | औरत | ɔrət̪ | (M) |
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104 | Marwari | lugāī | Y |
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104 | Marwari | əurət | əurət | (M) |
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104 | Marwari | nar | nar | ‘women’ | (N) |
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35 | Hindi | STRI | split from DKB | (L) |
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35 | Hindi | oret | əʊrət̪ | split from DKB | (M) |
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119 | Urdu | عَورت | ˈʔɔ.ɾət̪ | (M) |
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103 | Sindhi | nāre | (N) |
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103 | Sindhi | zālũ | comp. /lexeme/2151/ | D |
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103 | Sindhi | aurata | (M) |
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103 | Sindhi | maiə | maiə | O |
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43 | Lahnda | TRIMMET | Z |
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53 | Punjabi | nari | naɾi | (Aa) |
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53 | Punjabi | TIVI | split from DKB | Ab |
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53 | Punjabi | ORET | split from DKB | (M) |
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33 | Gujarati | STRI | (L) |
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50 | Marathi | bāī | ba͜i: |
related to many words for ...
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50 | Marathi | strī | stri: | (L) |
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40 | Kashmiri | TRIY | split from DKB | (L) |
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40 | Kashmiri | ZANANA |
split from DKB, AF: JANANA ...
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65 | Sinhalese | ISTRIYAK | split from DKB | (L) |
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65 | Sinhalese | GANI | split from DKB | D |
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34 | Romani Greece | ROMNI JUVLI |
ROMNI = 'Gypsy woman' (Turner 1931 ...
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100 | Old Church Slavonic | жєна | ʒɛnɑ | D |
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95 | Serbo-Croatian | žena | ˈʒɛ̌na | D |
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15 | Bulgarian | жена | ʒɘˈna | D |
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92 | Macedonian | жена | ˈʒena | D |
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60 | Russian | женщина | 'ʐɛnʃina | D |
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55 | Polish | kobieta | kɔˈbjɛta | J |
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16 | Belarusian | жанчына | ʐanˈtʂɨna | D |
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73 | Ukrainian | жінка | ˈʐinka | D |
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66 | Slovak | žena | ˈʒɛna | D |
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18 | Czech | žena | ˈʒɛna | D |
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48 | Sorbian Upper | žona | ˈʒɔna | D |
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47 | Sorbian Lower | žeńska | ˈʐeɲska |
An alternative lexeme is 'žona ...
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97 | Slovenian | žena | ˈʒɛ̌ːna | D |
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108 | Old Prussian | gennan |
acc., AF genno, cf. WIFE ...
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44 | Latvian | siẽviẽte | I |
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46 | Lithuanian | moteris | ˈmo:tʲɛrʲɪs |
'mother' > 'woman', cf. /cognate/79 ...
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109 | Old Norse | kvennmaðr | ˈkvenːˌmaðr | D |
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109 | Old Norse | kona | ˈkona | D |
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36 | Icelandic | kona | ˈkʰɔːna | AF: KVENNMAOR | D |
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36 | Icelandic | kvenmaður | ˈkʰvɛnmaːðʏr | D |
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23 | Faroese | kona, kvinna | kʰoːna, kʰvɪnːa | D |
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23 | Faroese | dama | ˈdɛaːma | (K) |
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58 | Norwegian Riksmal | kvinne | ˈkʋɪ̀nːə | D |
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58 | Norwegian Riksmal | dame | ˈdàːmə | (K) |
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159 | Stavangersk | dama | ˈdɑ̀ːma | (K) |
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159 | Stavangersk | kvinne | ˈkʋɪ̀nːə | D |
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157 | Old Swedish | kona | ˈkoːna | D |
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157 | Old Swedish | qvinna | ˈkvinːa | D |
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69 | Swedish | kvinna | ˈkvɪ̀nːa | split from DKB | D |
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69 | Swedish | dam | dɑ:m | split from DKB | (K) |
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71 | Swedish Vilhelmina | KVINA | AF: KVINFOLK KVINFALK | D |
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70 | Swedish Uppland | KVINNA | D |
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145 | Elfdalian | kelingg | ˈkɛ̀lɪŋg | Ag |
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145 | Elfdalian | kwinnfuok | D |
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20 | Danish | kvinde | ˈg̥ʰvenə | D |
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20 | Danish | dame | ˈd̥ɛːmə | (K) |
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158 | Danish Fjolde | kvind | kvinʲ | D |
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160 | Old Gutnish | quinna | D |
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161 | Gutnish Lau | kvinnfolk | ˈkvɪnːˌfolk | D |
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99 | Old English | wīf | H |
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99 | Old English | cwene | D |
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22 | English | woman | 'wʊmən | H |
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26 | Frisian | minske | 'me:ⁿskə | Also 'person'. AF: mins. |
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21 | Dutch | vrouw | vrɑu | B |
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24 | Flemish | VROUW | B |
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83 | Afrikaans | VROU | B |
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87 | Sranan | OEMAN | H |
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126 | Old High German | wīb | H |
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126 | Old High German | quena | D |
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27 | German | Weib | vaĭp | H |
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27 | German | Frau | fraŭ | B |
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86 | Pennsylvania Dutch | WEIBSMENSCH | H |
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120 | Luxembourgish | Fra | B |
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121 | German Switzerland | frou | B |
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107 | Gothic | qinō | D |
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130 | Oscan | usurs | ?; acc. pl. |
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112 | Latin | mulier | ˈmulier | G.sg. mulieris | E |
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112 | Latin | fēmina | ˈfeːmina | EXCLUDED. | (G) |
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17 | Catalan | dona | ˈdɔnə | K |
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56 | Portuguese | mulher | muˈʎɛɾ | Same word as for wife. | E |
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68 | Spanish | mujer | mu'xeɾ | Also 'wife'. | E |
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61 | Sardinian Cagliari | FEMMINA | G |
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62 | Sardinian Logudoro | FEMINA | G |
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63 | Sardinian Nuoro | EMINA | G |
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85 | French Creole Dominica | FAM | G |
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76 | Walloon | FEUME | G |
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25 | French | femme | fam | G |
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57 | Provencal | femna | ˈfenno | Changed from FEMO. | G |
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42 | Ladin | DUONNA | split from DKB | K |
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42 | Ladin | FEMNA | split from DKB | G |
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146 | Dolomite Ladino | signorå | Ad |
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146 | Dolomite Ladino | fèmenå |
Same form in online dictionary ...
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123 | Romansh | signura | Ad |
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123 | Romansh | femna | G |
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123 | Romansh | dunna | Identical to /lexeme/26700/ 'wife'. | K |
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122 | Friulian | siore | Ad |
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122 | Friulian | femine | G |
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122 | Friulian | done | K |
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39 | Italian | donna | 'dɔnna | K |
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59 | Romanian | muiere | muˈjere | E |
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59 | Romanian | femeie | feˈmeje |
fr. Lat. FAMILIE 'household' (Buck ...
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74 | Vlach | MBLARE | E |
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140 | Gaulish | bnanom |
The cited form is genitive ...
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127 | Old Irish | ben | bʹen | D |
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149 | Old Cornish | benen | D |
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149 | Old Cornish | gr(u)eg | Ae |
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101 | Middle Cornish | gwrēk | (Ae) |
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101 | Middle Cornish | ben | bɛ:n | D |
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148 | Old Breton | ban- | D |
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148 | Old Breton | gruec | Middle Breton. | Ae |
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172 | Middle Breton | gurec, greuc, grec, grouec, groec | ˈgurec |
The original meaning seems to ...
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172 | Middle Breton | moues, maoües | ˈmoues, ˈmaues | Has fewer attestations than gurec. | F |
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12 | Breton | maouez | ˈmawɛs, ˈmowǝs | F |
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150 | Old Welsh | gwreic | Middle Welsh. | Ae |
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150 | Old Welsh | ben | D |
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79 | Welsh | dynes |
split from DKB, prob. fem ...
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79 | Welsh | benyw | D |
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79 | Welsh | gwraig |
split from DKB, prob. fem ...
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38 | Irish | bean | bʲan̪ˠ | D |
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38 | Irish | baineann | (D) |
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115 | Scottish Gaelic | bean | b̊ɛn | (D) |
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115 | Scottish Gaelic | boireannach | D |
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147 | Manx | ben | D |
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5 | [Legacy] Albanian T | grua |
Same as /lexeme/1363/ 'wife ...
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5 | [Legacy] Albanian T | femër | Loan < Lat fēmina 'id'. |
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29 | [Legacy] Greek K | GUNE | D |
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28 | [Legacy] Greek D | GUNAIKA | D |
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30 | [Legacy] Greek Md | GUNAIKA | D |
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64 | [Legacy] Serbocroatian | ZENA | D |
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113 | [Legacy] Serbian | žena | also 'wife', cf. 197 | D |
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89 | [Legacy] Bulgarian P | ZENA | D |
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49 | [Legacy] Macedonian | ZENA | D |
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94 | [Legacy] Russian P | ZENSCINA | D |
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93 | [Legacy] Polish P | KOBIETA | J |
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90 | [Legacy] Byelorussian P | ZANCYNA | D |
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98 | [Legacy] Ukrainian P | ZINKA | D |
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19 | [Legacy] Czech E | ZENA | D |
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96 | [Legacy] Slovak P | ZENA | D |
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91 | [Legacy] Czech P | ZENA | D |
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67 | [Legacy] Slovenian | ZENSKA | D |
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45 | [Legacy] Lithuanian O | ZMONA | fem. derivation fr. ZMOGUS 'man' |
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11 | [Legacy] Brazilian | MULHER | E |
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142 | [Legacy] German Munich | Frau | B |
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84 | [Legacy] French Creole C | FAM | G |
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14 | [Legacy] Breton St | gwreg | Ae |
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14 | [Legacy] Breton St | maouez | 'mɔwɛs | F |
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13 | [Legacy] Breton Se | MOEZ | F |
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78 | [Legacy] Welsh C | BENYW | D |
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37 | [Legacy] Irish A | BEAN | D |
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