Examples of nouns for a male:
The noun loaf is a neuter gender noun, a word for something that has no gender. A common gender noun is a word for something that can be male or female, for example parent, doctor, neighbor, cousin, bird, fish, elephant, etc.
The noun 'sea' is a neuter noun, a word for something that has no gender. A common gender noun is a word for something that can be a male or a female, for example parent, doctor, neighbor, bird, fish, elephant, etc.
"hydro" is not a noun, it is a prefix, usually to a noun or adjective and does not affect gender. If it is a prefix to a noun, the new noun formed will have the same gender as the original noun. If it is a prefix to an adjective, the noun the adjective refers to will provide the gender. "Hydroélectricité" for example is feminine, because "électricité" is feminine.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, or common gender nouns for words that may be a male or a female; for example: A noun for a male is father. A noun for a female is mother. A common gender noun is parent. A noun for a male is bull. A noun for a female is cow. A common gender noun is buffalo, elephant, or camel. A noun for a male is king. A noun for a female is queen. A common gender noun is monarch. A noun for a male is boar. A noun for a female is sow. A common gender noun is bear, pig, or prairie dog.
Neuter nouns are words for things or ideas that have no gender. Some examples are:atmosphereballchairdumpsteredificefangracehaloicebergjazzkneelongitudemilknailoctagonpondquiltrocketstarturnstileunguentventilatorwaterxenonyamzeal
You may be referring to 'gender neutral nouns' as opposed to 'neuter nouns'. A gender neutral noun (also called a common gender noun) is a word that can be used for a male or a female, for example, parent, doctor, pharmacist, bird, cat, elephant, etc. A neuter noun is a word for something that has no gender, for example a boat, a sample, an idea, a rock, a sandwich, a door, etc.
Example sentence for the noun 'social':The club held a social to give recruits a chance to meet our members.Example sentence for the adjective 'social':The gender assignment of restrooms has become a social issue.
No, the noun 'husband' is a gender specific noun for a male. The noun 'spouse' is an example of a common gender noun. This answer is the standard for the present day but language evolves over time. In a world where same sex marriages are becoming more common, the question could have a different answer in the future.
The noun postmistress is a gender specific noun for a female. The noun postmaster is a gender specific noun for a male.
Gender discrimination is when individuals are treated differently or unfairly based on their gender. An example of gender discrimination is when women are paid less than men for performing the same work.
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Nouns in the English language do not have genders, unlike French and German, for example. Therefore the noun 'picnic' does not have a gender, so it cannot have an opposite gender.