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Noun Gender

The document outlines the four types of gender in nouns: Masculine, Feminine, Common, and Neuter, providing definitions and examples for each. It also details various methods for forming the feminine form of masculine nouns, including using entirely different words, adding prefixes or suffixes, and modifying endings. Additionally, it highlights that many nouns related to professions are considered common gender.

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Noun Gender

The document outlines the four types of gender in nouns: Masculine, Feminine, Common, and Neuter, providing definitions and examples for each. It also details various methods for forming the feminine form of masculine nouns, including using entirely different words, adding prefixes or suffixes, and modifying endings. Additionally, it highlights that many nouns related to professions are considered common gender.

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NOUN: GENDER
Gender is of four kinds.
1. Masculine Gender: A noun that denotes a male animal is said to be of the MasculineGender. (ftl Noun ls uj
izk.kh dk irk pyrk gks Masculine Gender dgykrk gSA)
2. Feminine Gender: A noun that denotes a female animal is said to be of the FeminineGender. (ftl Noun ls
eknk izk.kh dk irk pyrk gks Feminine Gender dgykrk gSA)
3. Common Gender: A noun that denotes either a male or a female is said to be of the CommonGender; ( tks
Noun uj o eknk nksuksa ds fy;s leku :i ls Use fd;k tkrk gSA og Common gender dgykrk gSSA) as friend, parent,
student, doctor, child, friend, pupil, servant, thief, relation, enemy, cousin, person, orphan, teacher, diplomat,
baby, monarch, neighbor, infant.
4.Neuter Gender : A noun that denotes a thing that is neither male nor female ( bldk Use oLrqvksa ds fy;s gksrk gSA
rFkk bls uj o eknk esa foHkkftr ugha fd;k tkrkA)(i.e., thing without life) is said to be of the NeuterGender; as, Book,
table, river, rice, gold, pen, room, tree.
[Neuter means neither, that is, neither male nor female]
WAYS OF FORMING THE FEMININE OF NOUNS
(1) By using an entirely different word; as
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Bachelor Spinster Buck (e`x) doe
Bull (or ox) cow Bullock (cSy) heifer
Cock hen Dog bitch
Ram (HksM+k) ewe Drone bee
Drake (cr[k) duck Father Mother
Earl countess Horse mare
Gentleman lady Nephew niece
Monk (or friar)(lk/kq) nun Wizard witch
Stag (e`x) hind

(2) By adding a prefix or suffix ; as


(a) By adding a prefix (b) By adding a suffix
Masculine feminine Masculine feminine
Bull-calf cow-calf Dairy-man dairy-woman
Buck-rabbit doe-rabbit Grand-father grand-mother
Cock-sparrow hen-sparrow Washer-man washer-woman
He-goat she-goat Pea-cock pea-hen
Man-servant maid-servant Milk-man milk-woman

(3) By adding a syllable(-ess, -ine, -trix, -a, etc.) as,


(a)by adding –ess to the masculine without any change in the form of the masculine
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Baron (uokc) Baroness Shepherd (xM+fj;k) Shepherdess

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Giant (nkuo) Giantess Host Hostess
Heir Heiress Manager Manageress
Jew Jewess Priest Priestess
Mayor Mayoress

(b)by adding –ess, and omitting the vowel of the masculine ending
Masculine feminine Masculine Feminine
Actor actress Benefactor benefactress
Conductor conductress Enchanter (tknwxj) enchantress
Hunter huntress Seamster (nthZ) seamstress
Negro negress Traitor traitress
Tiger tigress

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.

(c) byadding –ess to the masculine in a less regular way.


Masculine feminine Masculine feminine
Abbot (egar) abbess Murderer murderess
Sorcerer(vks>k) sorceress Duke (jktdqekj) duchess
Emperor empress Master mistress

(d) Some different modes of masculine and feminine


Masculine feminine
Bridegroom bride
Widower widow
Fox vixen

Common/ dual gender- Most of the nouns denoting profession/ occupation are in the common gender:
Ambassador doctor minister pupil
Artisan editor monarch reader
Artist enemy monitor relation
Artiste engineer musician scientist
Author fool neighbor secretary
Baby foreigner novelist servant
Captain friend orphan singer
Child infant person speaker
Clerk judge player student
Collector lawyer professor teacher

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Cook lecturer politician typist
Cousin librarian president worker
Criminal magician principal writer
Dancer magistrate
Eg: He is an artist. She is an artist. (not, artistess)

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