Nouns (Gender)
Noun can be a male, female, either of a male or a female or can be lifeless object.
- There are four kinds of Gender.
- Masculine Gender : If a living noun is a male, it is in masculine gender.
Examples : brother, tiger, son, etc. - Feminine Gender : If a living noun is a female, it is in feminine gender.
Examples : sister, tigress, daughter, etc. - Common Gender : If a living noun is either a male or a female, it is common gender.
Examples : baby, animal, doctor, etc. - Neuter Gender : A lifeless noun is in neuter gender.
Examples : bus, chair, cloud, etc.
Changing Masculine Nouns into Feminine
A Masculine Noun can be changed into Feminine by following one of the rules :
- By adding -ess to Masculine Nouns
Masculine Feminine lion lioness priest priestess mayor mayoress author authoress poet poetess host hostess manager manageress shepherd shepherdess - By dropping last vowel in the Masculine Nouns and adding -ess to them.
Masculine Feminine actor actress tiger tigress waiter waitress negro negress governor governess hunter huntress emperor empress lion lioness - By using an entirely different word.
Masculine Feminine boy girl bull cow dog bitch uncle aunt man woman sir madam husband wife bachelor spinster boy scout girl guide bridegroom bride governor matron gentleman lady cock hen brother sister king queen monk nun son daughter nephew niece male female wizard witch widower widow Mr Mrs - By changing the Masculine part into Feminine
Masculine Feminine landlord landlady peacock peahen grandfather grandmother milkman milkmaid salesman saleswoman grandson granddaughter - By adding a word to the Common Gender
Common Masculine Feminine baby he-baby she-baby bear he-bear she-bear calf bull-calf cow-calf goat he-goat she-goat friend boyfriend girlfriend police policeman policewoman servant manservant maidservant
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