wifmannとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From wīf +‎ mann, literally “female person”. Compare wǣpnedmann (“man, a male”, literally “male person”), which wīfmann was often used alongside; cf. Icelandic karlmaður and kvenmaður.

発音

• IPA: /ˈwiːfˌmɑnn/, [ˈwiːvˌmɑn]

名詞

wīfmann m

1. woman
   • 10th century, The Descent into Hell:

     Hūru þæs ōþer þing wiston þā wīfmenn, þā hȳ on weġ cyrdon.

     However, the women knew another thing then they turned on way.

2. female
3. handmaid, female servant

語形変化

Strong consonant stem:

同意語

• wīf

派生語

• bewīfmann

派生した語

• Middle English: womman, wimman, wifmanne
  • Scots: weman, woman
  • English: woman