Gender Noun

Gender Noun

A gender noun is described as a classification of a noun as male, female, or neuter.

On the basis of gender, gender nouns are classified into four classes.

For Example:

(man/woman, bull/cow, boy/girl, king/queen, etc)

• Masculine Gender
• Feminine Nouns
• Common Gender
• Neuter Gender

Let’s discuss all these types in detail.

1. Masculine Gender

A noun that denotes a male is known as masculine gender.

Examples:

1. I saw a fox in the forest.
2. The wizard is showing his feat in a school ceremony.
3. His father is doing a very hard job for him.
4. The king issues an order to kill the traitor.
5. The boy is plucking flowers in the garden.

(the words in the above sentences like Fox, wizard, father, king, traitor, boy all denote Masculine Gender)

2. Feminine Nouns

A noun that denotes a female is said to be of feminine gender.

Example:

1. She is called madame Jolia in her locality.
2. The mother is cooking food for her kids.
3. Queen Elizabeth is the most famous lady in history.
4. The witch who is performing her role in this play is very dreadful.
5. The girl is making garland from the flowers which she plucked from her garden.

(the words in the above sentences like Madam, mother, queen, witch, girl, she all denote feminine nouns)

3. Common Gender

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

Example:

1. Obey your parents.
2. The roll the call of his pupils.
3. The officer is doing his best to become the apple of his boss’s eye.
4. All my friends decided to go to London next month.
5. The players are playing football in the playground with the opposite team.

(the words in the above sentences like Parents, pupils, officers, friends, players all denote common gender)

4. Neuter Gender

A noun that denotes neuter or lifeless object is said to be of the neuter gender.

Example:

1. My pen is lost somewhere.
2. Please give me my pillow.
3. I have a glass of juice.
4. There are many desks in 5th class.
5. She is doing her assignment on the laptop.
6. There are tables and chairs in his classroom.

(the words in the above sentences like Pen, pillow, glass, desk, laptop, table, chair all these words denote neuter noun)

Ways of Forming Feminine of Masculine

There are three important ways of forming feminine or masculine nouns.

1. Some masculine nouns become feminine nouns by using entirely different words:

For Example:

Masculine	Feminine
Dog	Bitch
Boy	Girl
Bridegroom	bride
Father	Mother
Cock	Hen
Sir	Madam
King	Queen
Stag	Hind
Uncle	Aunt
Husband	Wife
Bull	Cow
Drone	Bee
Son	Daughter
Man	Woman
Horse	Mare
Lad	Lass
Lord	Lady
Nephew	Niece
Papa	Mama
Bachelor	Maid
Fox	Vixen
Widower	Widow
Mr.	Mrs.
Male	Female
He	She

2. Some masculine nouns become feminine nouns by adding a syllable (ess, ine, etc)

For Example:

Masculine	Feminine
Author	Authoress
Giant	Giantess
Heir	Heiress
Host	Hostess
Poet	Poetess
Hero	Heroine
Jew	Jewess
Priest	Priestess
God	Goddess
Prince	Princess
Founder	Foundress
Hunter	Huntress
Actor	Actress
Benefactor	Benefectoress
Instructor	Instructress
Negro	Negress
Tailor	Tailoress
Waiter	Waitress
Porter	Portress
Protector	Protectress
Emperor	Empress
Duke	Duchess
Governor	Governess
Master	Mistress
Beggar	Beggress
Lion	Lioness
Tiger	Tigress

3. Some masculine nouns become feminine nouns by placing a word before or after the noun.

For Example:

Masculine	Feminine
Grandfather	Grandmother
Manservant	Maidservant
Peacock	Peahen
Landlord	Landlady
He goat	She goat
Stepfather	Stepmother
Foster father	Foster mother
Washerman	Washerwoman
Milkman	Milk woman
Cock sparrow	Hen sparrow
Jackass	She ass
Stepson	Stepdaughter
He bear	She bear

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