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

• EFM
• EMF
• MEF

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

• femte

Elfdalian

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

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

• femte

Derived terms

• femdel
• femdoble
• tjuefem

References

• “fem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fimm ‎(“five”)

Numeral

fem

1. (cardinal) five

Related terms

• femte

Derived terms

• femdel
• tjuefem

References

• “fem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin fūmus.

Noun

fem m

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) smoke

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Swedish)
  • IPA^(key): /fɛm/

Numeral

fem

1. (cardinal) five

Related terms

See also

• noll, ett, två, tre, fyra, fem, sex, sju, åtta, nio, tio, elva, tolv

References

• fem in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowing from English fermentation.

Noun

fem ‎(plural fems)

1. fermentation

Declension