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gender

A grammatical class of nouns that affects the forms of related words

The adjective changes to agree with the noun's gender.

Etymology
genderLatinkind; class

The Latin word means a kind or class. Grammatical gender groups nouns into classes that determine agreement, rather than necessarily describing the biological sex of what they name.

More examples

  • The language has three grammatical genders.
  • She checked the gender of the French noun.
  • Gender affects the form of the article.

Forms

gender · genders

Similar words

class
Class is broader than a grammatical gender system.
category
Category does not specify agreement patterns in related words.