neuter gender
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neuter gender — grammatical form which is neither feminine nor masculine … English contemporary dictionary
Gender-neutrality in languages with grammatical gender — implies promoting language usage which is balanced in its treatment of the genders. For example, advocates of gender neutral language challenge the traditional use of masculine nouns and pronouns ( man , businessman , he , and so on) when… … Wikipedia
neuter — [no͞ot′ər, nyo͞ot′ər] adj. [ME neutre < MFr or L: MFr neutre < L neuter, neither < ne , not (see NO1) + uter, either] 1. Archaic taking neither side; neutral 2. Biol. a) having no sexual organ; asexual b) having undeveloped o … English World dictionary
Neuter — Neu ter, a. [L., fr. ne not + uter whether; akin to E. whether. See {No}, and {Whether}, and cf. {Neither}.] 1. Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] In all our undertakings God will be … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neuter — Neu ter, n. 1. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral. [1913 Webster] The world s no neuter; it will wound or save. Young. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) (a) A noun of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gender — gender1 [jen′dər] n. [ME < OFr gendre, with unhistoric d < L genus (gen. generis), descent, origin, transl. Gr genos, race, class, sex: see GENUS] 1. Gram. a) the formal classification by which nouns are grouped and inflected, or changed in … English World dictionary
neuter — 1. adjective /ˈnjuːtə,ˈnuːtɚ,ˈnjuːtɚ/ a) Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands neuter. b) Having a form belonging… … Wiktionary
gender — n. 1) grammatical gender 2) (the) feminine; masculine; neuter gender (many languages have no neuter gender) * * * [ dʒendə] masculine neuter gender (many languages have no neuter gender) (the) feminine grammatical gender … Combinatory dictionary
neuter — /ˈnjutə / (say nyoohtuh) adjective 1. Grammar a. denoting or relating to one of the three genders of Latin, German, Greek, etc., or one of the two of Dutch, Swedish, etc., so termed because few if any nouns denoting males or females belong to it …
Gender-specific pronoun — A language has gender specific pronouns when personal pronouns have different forms according to the gender of their referents.The English language has three gender specific pronouns in the 3rd. person singular, whose declined forms are also… … Wikipedia
neuter — /nooh teuhr, nyooh /, adj. 1. Gram. a. noting or pertaining to a gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine. b. (of a verb) intransitive. 2. Biol. having no organs of reproduction; without sex; asexual. 3. Zool. having … Universalium
