famen

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Middle English[edit]

Verb[edit]

famen

  1. Alternative form of fomen (to emit blood; to drool)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the plural of famăn, from Vulgar Latin (homo) *feminus, from Latin femina. Compare Aromanian feamin. Compare Portuguese fêmeo, Old Occitan feme.

Noun[edit]

famen m (plural fameni)

  1. (archaic) a castrated man, eunuch
    Synonym: eunuc

Declension[edit]