giumenta

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iūmenta pl. Doublet of giumento. Documented since the 1250's.[1] Also derivable from giumento +‎ -a (forms feminine nouns).

Noun

giumenta f (plural giumente)

  1. female horse, donkey, or other beast of burden

References

  • giumenta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. ^ “giumenta”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini

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