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effemino

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See also: effeminò

Italian

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Verb

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effemino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of effeminare

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ fēmina +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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effēminō (present infinitive effēmināre, perfect active effēmināvī, supine effēminātum); first conjugation

  1. to weaken or enervate
    Synonyms: dēterō, atterō, minuō, frangō, tenuō, cōnsūmō, afficiō
    Antonyms: firmō, cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, sistō
  2. to make feminine or emasculate
    Synonym: molliō

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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  • effemino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • effemino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • effemino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.