THE NOUN – GENDER

(1.Masculine Gender, 2. Feminine Gender, 3.Common Gender, 4.Neuter Gender)

Definition :

The Gender of noun indicates the sex or the absence of sex.

For example, boy, girl, hero, heroine, lion, lioness, etc.

1. Masculine Gender :

Definition :

A noun that denotes a MALE SEX is called Masculine Gender.

Masculine nouns are words for men, boys and male animals.

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2. Femine Gender :

Definition :

A noun that denotes a FEMALE SEX is called Femine Gender.

Feminine nouns are words for women, girls and female animals.

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3. Common Gender :

Definition :

A noun that denotes either a male or a female sex is said to be of the common gender.

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4. Neuter Gender :

Definition :

A noun that denotes a lifeless thing is called Neuter Gender. The noun that denotes a thing that is neither male nor female is called Neuter Gender.

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Ways of forming the feminine of Nouns

1. Here are some more masculine and feminine nouns for people.

2. Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for male and female animals. There is one general word for the animal and special word for male and female.

3. By using an entirely different words; as

4. By adding a syllable (-ess, -ine, trix, -a, etc) as,

4. By adding -ess after dropping the vowel of the masculine ending

5. By a word suffix or prefix, like

The Masculine Gender is often applied to objects remarkable for strength and violence; as,

The Feminine Gender is sometimes applied to objects remarkable for beauty, gentleness, and gracefulness; as,