weiblich

female

adjective VYP-likh Less Common

Also means

feminine

Usage Note

weiblich covers both biological sex ('female') and grammatical or stylistic 'feminine', so a noun's gender can be weiblich. It is built on Weib, an old word for woman that is now coarse on its own but neutral inside this adjective. The male counterpart is männlich.

Examples

"Die weibliche Hauptfigur ist stark."

Natural Translation

The female lead character is strong.

Literal Translation

The female main-figure is strong.

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