1. Masculine Gender.
Noun denoting a male human being or animal or bird etc. Eg: Boy, Lion, Pea cock, etc..
- Feminine Gender
Noun denoting a female human being or animal or bird etc… Eg: Girl, Lioness, Pea hen, etc….
- Neuter Gender
Noun that is neither male nor female. Or Nouns without life.
Eg: Table, board, Sun, beauty , etc…..
Neuter genders are often personified and supposed to Masculine gender for their strength and violence and to Feminine gender for their beauty, gentleness and gracefulness.
Eg: The Sun to Masculine gender for its strength.
The Moon to Feminine gender for its beauty.
Ways of changing Masculine Gender Nouns into Feminine Gender Nouns.
There are three ways as described below:-
- By using an entirely different word.
Masculine Gender Feminine Gender
- Bachelor Maid (old use) or Spinster
- Boy Girl
- Brother Sister
- Buck Doe
- Bull Cow
- Bullock Heifer
- Hart Roe
- Horse Mare
- Husband Wife
- King Queen
- Lord Lady
- Man Woman
- Monk or friar Nun
- Cock Hen
- Colt Filly
- Daddy Mummy
- Dog Bitch
- Drake Duck
- Earl Countess
- Father Mother
- Gander Goose
- Gentleman Lady
- Nephew Niece
- Ram Ewe
- Sir Madam
- Son Daughter
- Stag Hind
- Uncle Aunt
- Wizard Witch
- Fox Vixen
- By adding suffixes like ‘-ess’, ‘ –ine’, ‘-trix’, ‘-a’, etc… to the end of Masculine genders as follows,
- By just adding ‘–ess’ to the end
- 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
- Adding ‘–ess’by omitting the last vowel of the Masculine genders
Omitting the vowel ‘o’ , as follows,
- Actor Actress
- Benefactor Benefactress
- Conductor Conductress
- Instructor Instructress
- Negro Negress
- Abbot Abbess
- Emperor Empress
- Preceptor Preceptress
- Traitor Traitress
Omitting the vowel ‘e’, as follows
- Enchanter Enchantress
- Founder Foundress
- Hunter Huntress
- Duke Duchess
- Prince Princess
- Songster Songstress
- Tempter Temptress
- Seamster Seamstress
- Tiger Tigress
- Waiter Waitress
- Master Mastress
- Murderer Murderess
- Sorcerer Sorceress
( The commonest suffix used to make feminine nouns is ‘–ess’)
- With the suffixes ‘-ine’, ‘-trix’, ‘-a’, etc respectively as follows,
- Hero Heroine
- Testator Testatrix
- Czar Czarina
- Sultan Sultana
- Signor Signora
- By placing a word before or after; as
- Grandfather Grandmother
- Greatuncle Greataunt
- Manservant Midservant
- Landlord Landlady
- Milkman Milkwoman
- Peacock peahen
- Salesman Saleswoman
- Washerman Washerwoman