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mulier.

woman; wife; mistress;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmʊ.li.ɛr]Classical-Latin[ˈmuː.li.er]
  1. a woman, female

    declension-3 · feminine
  2. a wife

    broadly · declension-3 · feminine
  3. a coward, poltroon

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively
  4. a virgin adult

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *moljes, of uncertain origin; it has been proposed that it might be akin to mulgere and therefore mean “the milk-giver”. Others propose it might derive from mollior, comparative of mollis (“soft, tender”). Contamination within either of these two terms can be possible. The former is from Isidore's Etymologies: "Mulier vero a mollitie, tanquam mollier, detracta littera vel mutata, appellata est mulier".

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