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fem

fem

See also: femme, FEM, fém, and fem.

English

Noun

fem (plural fems)

  1. (colloquial, pejorative) An effeminate or homosexual man.
  2. (LGBT slang) The more feminine member of a lesbian relationship.

Anagrams


Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin fimum.

Noun

fem m (plural fems)

  1. dung

Etymology 2

Verb

fem

  1. first-person plural present indicative form of fer
  2. first-person plural present subjunctive form of fer
  3. first-person plural imperative form of fer

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (five).

Numeral

fem

  1. (cardinal) five

Related terms


Elfdalian

Elfdalian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : fem

Etymology

From Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic *fimf. Cognate with Swedish fem.

Numeral

fem

  1. five

Lojban

Rafsi

fem

  1. rafsi of femti.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : fem
    Ordinal : femte

Etymology

From Old Norse fimm (five), from Proto-Germanic *fimf, ultimately from from *pémpe, variant of Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Numeral

fem

  1. (cardinal) five

Related terms

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fimm (five)

Numeral

fem

  1. (cardinal) five

Related terms

Derived terms

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Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun) fim
  • (Puter, Vallader) füm

Etymology

From Latin fūmus.

Noun

fem m

  1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) smoke

Swedish

Swedish cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : fem
    Ordinal : femte

Etymology

From Old Norse fimm (five), from Proto-Germanic *fimf, ultimately from from *pémpe, variant of Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Pronunciation

Numeral

fem

  1. (cardinal) five

Related terms

  • femaktare
  • femaktsdrama
  • fembarnsfamilj
  • femcylindrig
  • femdagarsvecka
  • femdraget
  • femdubbel
  • femdubbla
  • femdubbling
  • femdygnsperiod
  • femdygnsprognos
  • femdörrarsbil
  • femetta
  • femfaldig
  • femfemma
  • femfilig
  • femfingerört
  • femfotad
  • femgradig
  • femhundra
  • femhundrade
  • femhundralapp
  • femhundratalet
  • femhundring
  • femhörning
  • femkamp
  • femkampare
  • femkant
  • femkantig
  • femkort
  • femkrona
  • femkronorsmynt
  • femkronorssedel
  • femling
  • femma
  • femmastad
  • femmil
  • femmilslopp
  • femminutersperiod
  • femmänning
  • femprocentig
  • femroddare
  • femrummare
  • femrums
  • femrumslägenhet
  • femsetare
  • femsetsmatch
  • femsiffrig
  • femsitsig
  • femsnåret
  • femspaltig
  • femstjärnig
  • femsträngad
  • femstämmig
  • femte
  • femtedel
  • femteklassare
  • femtekolonn
  • femteplats
  • femti
  • femtiden
  • femtio
  • femton
  • femtusen
  • femtusende
  • femtåig
  • femudd
  • femuddig
  • femudding
  • femvåningshus
  • femväxlad
  • femårig
  • femåring
  • femårsjubileum
  • femårsperiod
  • femårsplan
  • femårsåldern
  • femöring

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References


Volapük

Etymology

Borrowing from English fermentation.

Noun

fem (plural fems)

  1. fermentation

Declension