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Masculine and Feminine Words

Unlike many other languages, words in English are typically gender neutral. However, there are still many that have masculine and feminine forms.

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What is the feminine form of prima ballerina?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The term 'prima ballerina' is a gender specific noun for the female lead in a ballet company.

There is no corresponding gender specific noun for a male.

The noun 'ballerina' is from Italian. The male dancer is a ballerino.

What is the feminine form of the English word tricker?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun 'tricker' is a common gender noun as a word for a male or a female who plays tricks, more commonly called a trickster.

The noun 'tricker' is a neuter noun as a word for act or scheme intended to deceive; a mischievous action; a prank.

What is the masculine form of gentlemen?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The gender specific noun for males is gentlemen.

The corresponding gender specific noun for females is ladies.

An outdated gender specific noun for females is gentlewomen.

What is the feminine form of Dr?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun 'doctor' or the title 'Doctor' (and its abbreviation Dr.) is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.

What is the feminine form of the word preceptor?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun 'receptor' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female instructor.

What is the feminine form of drag?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun 'drag' is a neuter noun, a word for a thing.

The noun 'drag' is a word for:

  • something boring or annoying
  • something that slows progress
  • a force that slows motion
  • an inhale of smoke
  • clothing worn of the opposite sex

What is the feminine form for masseur?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun for a male who provides professional massages is masseur.

The noun for a female who provides professional massages is masseuse.

It should be noted that these terms are being replaced by the compound noun massage therapist, a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female who provides professional massages.

What is feminine for a host?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun 'host' is a common gender noun as a word for a person (male or female) who greets or entertains guests; or a word for the moderator or emcee of a television or radio program.

The gender specific noun for a female who greets or entertains guests; or a word for a female moderator or emcee of a television or radio program is hostess.

The noun 'host' is a neuter noun as a word for a facility or company that provides food, lodging, or entertainment for guests.

The noun 'host' is a common gender noun as a word for a recipient (male or female) of a transplanted tissue or organ.

The noun 'host' is a common gender noun as a word for a living animal (male or female) in which a parasite lives.

The noun 'host' is a neuter noun as a word for a living plant in which a parasite lives.

The noun 'host' is a neuter noun as a word for the main computer in a network that controls certain processes or files.

The noun 'host' is a neuter noun as a word for a great number; a word for an army.

The noun 'host' is a neuter noun as a word for the bread that is used in the Christian ceremony of Communion.

The word 'host' is also a verb: host, hosts, hosting, hosted.

What is the masculine form of jenny?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The gender specific noun for a female donkey is "jenny".

The gender specific noun for a male donkey is "jack."

What is the feminine form of intelligent?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The word 'intelligent' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun.

The noun form of the adjective 'intelligent' is intelligence, a neuter noun, a word for something that has no gender.

Is the word hamster masculine of feminine?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun 'hamster' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female of the species.

The gender specific noun for a female hamster is doe.

The gender specific noun for a male hamster is buck.

What is the masculine term for kaiser?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

In English, the noun 'kaiser' is a gender specific noun for a male emperor (from the Austrian Empire 1804-1918 and the German Empire 1871-1918). There were no females holding this office throughout this period.

What is the feminine form of kaiser?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

In English, the noun 'kaiser' is a gender specific noun for an emperor of the Austrian Empire (1804-1918) and the German Empire (1871-1918). There were no females holding the office throughout this period.

There is no corresponding gender specific noun for a female emperor. The wife of a kaiser is called a kaiserin.

What is masculine form?

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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, for example:

mother, father

uncle, aunt

queen, king

boar, sow

doe, buck

bull, cow

Nouns for words that may be a male or a female are common gender nouns, for example:

parent

neighbor

friend

student

doctor

accountant

Nouns for things that have no gender are called neuter nouns, for example:

table

food

oxygen

education

car

street

Other parts of speech, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. have no gender distinction.

Can you list unfamiliar gender of noun?

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The genders of nouns are:

  • gender specific noun for a male (man, father, king, stallion, bull)
  • gender specific noun for a female (sister, aunt, queen, mare, cow)
  • common gender noun, a word for male or female (parent, friend, teacher, horse, bird)
  • neuter noun, a word for something that has no gender (book, ship, hamburger, aluminum, idea)