There is no gender in the English noun. All English nouns take the same verb forms, the same adjective forms and the same articles. Grammatical gender has nothing to do with sex.
Gender of Nouns:
1. Masculine - refers to a male person or animal.
e.g. father
2. Feminine - refers to a female person or animal.
e.g. mother
3. Common - refers to either male or female person or animal.
e.g. teacher
4. Neuter - refers to inanimate objects.
.e.g. chair
The noun 'noun' is a neuter noun, a word for something that has no gender.
The genders of nouns in English are:
The noun postmistress is a gender specific noun for a female. The noun postmaster is a gender specific noun for a male.
There is no opposite gender for the noun 'misdeed'. The noun misdeed is a neuter noun, a word with no gender.
The noun 'duke' is a gender specific noun for a male.The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is duchess.Duchess
The plural noun 'priests' is a gender noun for males; the plural gender noun for females is priestesses.
The gender specific noun for a male is count.The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is countess.The gender specific noun for a male is earl.There is no corresponding gender specific noun for a female.
Yes, the noun 'lord' is a gender specific noun for a male.
There is no opposite gender noun for the noun delegate.The noun 'delegate' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.
In English the noun 'florist' is a gender-neutral occupational noun (a common gender noun).
The noun 'patroness' is a gender specific noun for a female.There is no gender specific noun for a male.The noun patron is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.
The noun widower is a gender specific noun for a male.
The noun 'hostess' is a gender specific noun for a female.The corresponding gender specific noun for a male is host.The noun 'host' is also used as a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.
The noun rhino (or rhinoceros) is a common gender noun, a word for either a male or a female.The gender noun for a male rhino is a bull; the gender noun for a female rhino is a cow.