famen

Middle English

Verb

famen

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

Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

famen m (plural fameni)

  1. (archaic) a castrated man, eunuch

Declension
declension of famen
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) famen famenul (niște) fameni famenii
genitive/dative (unui) famen famenului (unor) fameni famenilor
vocative famenule famenilor

Synonyms
  • eunuc
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