common gender
Noun

common gender (plural common genders)

  1. (grammar) A grammatical gender in some languages, formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders.
  2. (grammar) In some languages (e.g. Latin, Lithuanian), a gender applied to a noun that can be either masculine or feminine.
Translations
  • French: genre commun
  • German: Genus commune, Utrum
  • Spanish: género común



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