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common gender

/ˈkɒm.ən ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/US/ˈkɑm.ən ˈd͡ʒɛn.dəɹ/

common gender noun: a grammatical gender in some languages, formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders.

Noun

common gender (countable and uncountable, plural common genders)

  1. A grammatical gender in some languages, formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders.
    • There are two genders: common gender (genus commune, abbreviated: com.) and neuter (genus neutrum, abbreviated: neut.). The common gender combines the masculine and feminine of other Indo-European languages into one.2011, Theo van den Hout, The Elements of Hittite, page 16
  2. In some languages (e.g. Latin, Lithuanian), a gender applied to a noun that can be either masculine or feminine.

common gender meaning in Tamil and Myanmar

common gender in Tamil

பொதுப்பால்

common gender in Myanmar

linguistics: a grammatical gender
အနပုလ္လိင် a.na.pulling, ဒွိလိင် dwi.ling

Forms of common gender

pluralcommon genders

Questions about common gender

What does common gender mean?
Common gender means a grammatical gender in some languages, formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders.
What is common gender in Tamil?
Common gender in Tamil is பொதுப்பால். See Common gender meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is common gender?
Common gender is a noun.
How do you pronounce common gender?
Common gender is pronounced /ˈkɒm.ən ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ (UK).
What is the plural of common gender?
The plural of common gender is common genders.

Words near common gender in the dictionary

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  2. common garnet
  3. common garnets
  4. Common Gateway Interface
  5. Common Gateway Interfaces
  6. common gender
  7. common genders
  8. common genet
  9. Common Germanic
  10. common gibbon
  11. common gibbons

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