mulieri

Mulieri is a Latin inflected form of the noun mulier, which means “woman.” It is the dative singular form, used to indicate “to the woman” or “for the woman.” The base noun mulier belongs to the third declension; its typical dictionary entry lists mulier as the nominative, mulieris as genitive, and mulieres as the plural nominative.

In classical Latin, mulieri appears in constructions that require a dative object. For example, phrases meaning “I give a gift to the woman” would use mulieri in the indirect object position. The form also appears in completed phrases where the dative role is implied by the verb’s meaning, such as verbs of giving, showing, or speaking to someone.

Etymology and related forms: mulier comes from Latin and is related to words forming the modern concept of woman in Romance languages. An adjectival derivative is muliebris, meaning “womanly” or “pertaining to women,” which has given English terms such as muliebrity (though rarely used). The root also influences terms describing femininity and gendered attributes in later Latin and Romance-era vocabulary.

Modern usage: In contemporary linguistic and Latin-language contexts, mulieri is encountered primarily as a grammatical form rather than as a standalone English word. It may also appear as a surname in Italian-speaking regions, where Mulieri is encountered as a family name.

See also: mulier, mulieris, muliebris, muliebrity, Latin grammar.