Difference between revisions of "Masculine"

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Revision as of 12:42, 13 July 2014

The term masculine is normally used to refer to a gender that comprises most of the nouns referring to males.

Origin

This word is from Latin masculinus 'male'. It is attested in English since the 14th century and probably goes back to antiquity.

Other languages