Nouns Feminine

MARCO SUCUPIRA LANGUAGE MATERIALS There are four genders in English: a) Masculine Gender for words representing males: boy, man, duke, son.b) Feminine Gender for words representing females: girl, woman, mother.c) Neuter Gender for inanimate objects: table, book, umbrella, door.d) Common Gender for either sex: student, reader, cousin, friend. FORM: The feminine can be formed:1. By adding "ss" to the masculine (sometimes with other slight changes): MASCULINE FEMININE actor actress Baron Baroness Count Countess Duke Duchess Emperor Empress giant giantess heir heiress host hostess lion lioness manager manageress master mistress murderer murderess priest priestess Prince Princess poet poetess shepherd shepherdess steward stewardess tiger tigress waiter waitress 2. By use of different words: MASCULINE FEMININE bachelor spinster boy girl brother sister bull cow cock hen dog bitch drake duck father mother fox vixen friar nun gander goose gentleman lady horse mare husband wife King Queen lad lass lord lady lover mistress man woman monk nun nephew nice sir lady, madam son daughter tutor governess uncle aunt wizard witch 3. By prefixing or suffixing a word: PERSON MASCULINE FEMININE boy-friend girl-friend grandfather grandmother great grandfather great grandmother grandson granddaughter great grandson great granddaughter father-in-law mother-in-law brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law landlord landlady man-friend woman-friend manservant maidservant male-cousin female-cousin step-father step-mother step-son step-daughter Godfather Godmother Godson Goddaughter ANIMALS MASCULINE FEMININE he she tom (cat) tib (cat) tom (elephant) tib (elephant) bull cow BIRDS cock-sparrow hen-sparrow cock-pigeon hen-pigeon peacock peahen 4. Foreign feminines: MASCULINE FEMININE fiancé fiancée hero heroine 5. The only cases in which the masculine is formed from the feminine are: Masculine Feminine bridegroom bride widower widow MARCO SUCUPIRA LANGUAGE MATERIALS