Standard Lemma guide

she-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prefix

Meaning 1

A female, usually an animal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, dialectal, morpheme

Topics: sciences

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History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: hun — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Danish: hun- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Esperanto: -in- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • German: -in — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Ido: -in- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Indonesian: dia- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Korean: 암 (am) — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Lao: ແມ່ (mǣ) — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hunn — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hun — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hunn- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hun- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ho — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ho- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Polish: -ka — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Swedish: hon- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Swedish: hona — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Volapük: ji — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman
  • Volapük: ji- — the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman