Gender of Nouns:

Gender – a grammatical category of the noun, which reflects the biological category of sex of the noun .

Type of Gender of  Nouns:

COMMON GENDER

NEUTER GENDER

MASCULINE GENDER

FEMININE GENDER

1. COMMON GENDER –

A noun that can denote both male and female gender is said to be of a common gender.

Example: animal, teacher, friend, person, parent, enemy,neighbour

servant, neighbour, singer, baby, child, lawyer, doctor, cousin, bird

2. NEUTER GENDER –

A noun that denotes a thing that is neither male nor female is said to be of a neuter gender.

Example: School, duster, chalk, mountain, leaf, fruit, pencil, paper

clock, eraser, lamp, spoon, room, mirror

3. MASCULINE GENDER –

A noun that denotes a male person or animal is said to be of the masculine gender.
Example: boy, king, bull etc.

4. FEMININE GENDER –

A noun that denotes a female person or animal is said to be of the feminine gender.
Example: girl, queen, cow etc.

CHANGING MASCULINE NOUNS TO FEMININE NOUNS:

There are different ways in which we may change the gender of the noun from masculine to feminine.

By adding a syllable such as -ess, -ine etc

Example:

Masculine         Feminine

Tiger                     Tigress

Author                  Authoress

Hero                      heroine
poet                        poetess
shepherd               shepherdess
actor                       actress

by placing a word before or after the word.
Example:

Masculine                 Feminine

Grandfather             grandmother

landlord                       landlady
salesman                      saleswoman

By  using He or She.
Example:

Goat          she-goat,

Wolf          she-wolf.

Example List CHANGING MASCULINE NOUNS TO FEMININE NOUNS:

MASCULINE GENDER        FEMININE GENDER

Man                                    Woman

Cock                                  Hen

Bull                                   Cow

Drone                              Bee

Gander                           Goose

Stag                                Hind

Gentleman                     Lady

Count                             Countess

Husband                         Wife

Lord                              Lady

King                               Queen

Monk                             Nun

Sir                                  Madam

Uncle                            Aunt

Nephew                        Niece

Wizard                        Witch

Hart                            Roe

Drake                        Duck

Lion                           Lioness

Priest                       Priestess

Prophet                   Prophetess

Patron                     Patroness

Host                         Hostess

Viscount                 Viscountess

Shepherd                Shepherdess

Steward                  Stewardess

Heir                        Heiress

Baron                    Baroness

Peer                       Peeress

Abbot                   Abbess

Emperor                  Empress

Traitor                  Traitress

Actor                       Actress

Benefactor            Benefactress

Hunter                  Huntress

Tempter               Temptress

Master                   Mistress

Tiger                       Tigress

Duke                        Duchess

Enchanter            Enchantress

Songster              Songstress

Hero                   Heroine

Sultan                  Sultana

Czar                       Czarina

Signor                    Signora

Manservant           Maidservant

He-goat                   She-goat

Cock-sparrow         Hen-sparrow

Bull-calf                 Cow-calf

Grandfather          Grandmother

Landlord                Landlady

Milkman               Milkmaid

Peacock                 Peahen