Gender - English Grammar - English Free Test

Noun that distinguishes between male and female s called GENDER.
There are three genders properly so called: Masculine, Feminine and Neuter. The distinction of male and female in nature is called sex. The distinction between Masculine and Feminine in words is called Gender.

MASCULINE GENDER

A noun that denotes a male animal is said to be of Masculine Gender.

Example

boy,drake,drone,brother

FEMININE GENDER

A noun that denotes a female animal is said to be of Feminine Gender.

Example

girl,duck,bee,sister

NEUTER GENDER

A noun that denotes a female animal is said to be of Feminine Gender.Neuter means neither male or female.

Example

book,pen,room,tree

Objects without life are often personified that is spoken as if they were living beings.We than regard them as males or females.

The Masculine Gender is often applied to objects remarkable for strength and violence.

Example

The Sun,Summer,Winter,Time,Death

The Feminine Gender is sometimes applied to objects remarkable for beauty,gentleness, and gracefulness.

Example

The Moon,the earth,Spring,Autumn,Nature,Liberty

PEOPLE

MASCULINE	FAMININE
actor author bachelor boy Boy Scout brave bridegroom brother conductor count czar dad daddy duke emperor father father-in-law fiance gentleman giant god governor grandfather headmaster heir hero host hunter husband king lad landlord lord man manager manservant master mayor milkman millionaire monitor monk Mr. murderer Negro nephew papa poet postman postmaster priest prince prophet proprietor protector shepherd sir son son-in-law step-father step-son steward sultan tailor uncle waiter washerman widower wizard	actress authoress spinster girl Girl Guide Squaw bride sister comductress countess czarina mum mummy duchess empress mother mother-in-law fiancee lady giantess goddess matron grandmother headmistress heiress heroine hostess huntress wife queen lass landlady lady woman manageress maidservant mistress mayoress milkmaid millionairess monitress nun Mrs. murderess Negress niece mama poetess postwoman postmistress prietess princess prophetess proprietress protectress shepherdess madam daughter daughter-in-law step-mother step-daughter stewardess sultana tailoress aunt waitress washerwoman widow witch

MASCULINE

FAMININE

actor

author

bachelor

boy

Boy Scout

brave

bridegroom

brother

conductor

count

czar

dad

daddy

duke

emperor

father

father-in-law

fiance

gentleman

giant

god

governor

grandfather

headmaster

heir

hero

host

hunter

husband

king

lad

landlord

lord

man

manager

manservant

master

mayor

milkman

millionaire

monitor

monk

Mr.

murderer

Negro

nephew

papa

poet

postman

postmaster

priest

prince

prophet

proprietor

protector

shepherd

sir

son

son-in-law

step-father

step-son

steward

sultan

tailor

uncle

waiter

washerman

widower

wizard

actress

authoress

spinster

girl

Girl Guide

Squaw

bride

sister

comductress

countess

czarina

mum

mummy

duchess

empress

mother

mother-in-law

fiancee

lady

giantess

goddess

matron

grandmother

headmistress

heiress

heroine

hostess

huntress

wife

queen

lass

landlady

lady

woman

manageress

maidservant

mistress

mayoress

milkmaid

millionairess

monitress

nun

Mrs.

murderess

Negress

niece

mama

poetess

postwoman

postmistress

prietess

princess

prophetess

proprietress

protectress

shepherdess

madam

daughter

daughter-in-law

step-mother

step-daughter

stewardess

sultana

tailoress

aunt

waitress

washerwoman

widow

witch

CREATURES

MASCULINE

FAMININE

billy-goat

boar

buck (deer, hare)

buck-rabbit

bull

bull-elephant

bull-seal

bullock

bull-whale

cob (swan)

cock

cockerel

cock-pigeon

colt (young horse)

dog

drake

drone

fox

gander

hawk

he-bear

he-goat

he-wolf

jack-ass

leopard

lion

peacock

ram (sheep)

stag

stallion

tiger

tom-cat

turkey-cock

nanny-goat

sow

doe

doe-rabbit

cow

cow-elephant

cow-seal

heifer

cow-whale

pen

hen

pullet

hen-pigeon

filly

bitch

duck

bee

vixen

goose

bowess

she-bear

she-goat

she-wolf

jenny-ass, she-ass

leopardess

lioness

peahen

ewe

hind

mare

tigress

tabby-cat

turkey-hen

WAYS OF FORMING THE FEMININE OF NOUNS

There are three ways of forming the Feminine of Nouns:

By using an entirely different word; as
Masculine -> Feminine
Bachelor -> maid, spinster
Boy -> girl
Brother -> sister
Buck -> doe
Bull (or ox) -> cow
Bullock -> heifer
Cock -> hen
Colt -> filly
Dog -> bitch
Drake -> duck
Drone -> bee
Earl -> countess
Father -> mother
Gander -> goose
Gentleman -> lady
Hart -> roe
Horse -> mare
Husband -> wife
King -> queen
Lord -> lady
Man -> woman
Monk (or friar) -> nun
Nephew -> niece
Papa -> mamma
Ram -> ewe
Sir -> madam
Son -> daughter
Stag -> hind
Uncle -> aunt
Wizard -> witch

By adding a syllable (-ess, -ine, -trix, -a, etc) as,
Masculine -> Feminine
Author -> authoress
Baron -> baroness
Count -> countess
Giant -> giantess
Heir -> heiress
Host -> hostess
Jew -> Jewess
Lion -> lioness
Manager -> manageress
Mayor -> mayoress
Patron -> patroness
Peer -> peeress
Poet -> poetess
Priest -> priestess
Prophet -> prophetess
Shepherd -> shepherdess
Steward -> stewardess
Viscount -> viscountess

[Note that in the following -ess is added after dropping the vowel of the masculine ending]
Masculine -> Feminine
Actor -> actress
Benefactor -> benefactress
Conductor -> conductress
Enchanter -> enchantress
Founder -> foundress
Hunter -> huntress
Instructor -> instructress
Negro -> negress
Abbot -> abbess
Duke -> duchess
Emperor -> empress
Preceptor -> preceptress
Prince -> princess
Songster -> songstress
Tempter -> temptress
Seamster -> seamstress
Tiger -> tigress
Traitor -> traitress
Waiter -> waitress
Master -> mistress
Murderer -> murderess
Sorcerer -> sorceress

Note:- The suffix -ess is the commonest suffix used to form feminine nouns, from the Masculine, and is the only one which we now use in forming a new feminine noun.
Masculine -> Feminine
Hero -> heroine
Testator -> testatrix
Czar -> czarina
Sultan -> sultana
Signor -> signora
Fox -> vixen

By placing a word before or after; as,
Masculine -> Feminine
Grandfather -> grandmother
Greatuncle -> greataunt
Manservant -> maidservant
Landlord -> landlady
milkman -> milkwoman
peacock -> peahen
salesman -> saleswoman
washerman -> washerwoman

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