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femelă
female (of an animal) /feˈme.lə/
noun#4219 most common
Also: female specimen, hen/doe/cow (context-dependent female animal)
Example sentences
Această pisică este o femelă.
This cat is a female.
Femela are trei pui.
The female has three cubs.
În multe specii, femela are o culoare mai discretă decât masculul.
In many species, the female has a more subdued color than the male.
Femelele elefanților rămân împreună cu turma toată viața.
Female elephants stay with the herd their whole lives.
Comportamentul de curtare al femelei variază în funcție de disponibilitatea resurselor din mediu.
The female's courtship behavior varies depending on the availability of resources in the environment.
Alegerea partenerului de către femelă este influențată de o serie de factori subtili, precum simetria și intensitatea semnalelor vizuale ale masculului.
The female's mate choice is influenced by a range of subtle factors, such as the symmetry and intensity of the male's visual signals.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | femela | femelele |
| Genitive | femelei | femelelor |
| Accusative | femela | femelele |
| Vocative | femelo | femelelor |
Word family
Etymology
Femelă entered Romanian from French femelle, itself from Latin femella, a diminutive of femina, meaning woman. The Latin word femina is traditionally linked to a root meaning to suck or nurse, since it originally described one who suckles young. The word stayed a biological term in Romanian, applied to animals rather than people.
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