masculine
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, diminutive of masculus (“male, manly”), itself a diminutive of mās (“male”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/, /ˈmæskjəlɪn/
- (US) IPA: /ˈmæskjuːlɪn/, /ˈmæskjəlɪn/
- (Australia) IPA: /ˈmæskjələn/
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Adjective [edit]
masculine (comparative more masculine, superlative most masculine)
- pertaining to male humans, men:
- manly; having the qualities associated with men; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; not feminine or effeminate; virile (only in this sense, does the adjective compare)
- Henry Hallam — That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.
- Thomas Fuller — A masculine church.
- male; having male biology, not female; of the male sex (rare)
- Geoffrey Chaucer — Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
- belonging to men; appropriated to, or used by, men
- “John”, “Paul”, and “Harry” are masculine names.
- manly; having the qualities associated with men; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; not feminine or effeminate; virile (only in this sense, does the adjective compare)
- (grammar) in many inflected languages:
- (of a noun) being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner
- The noun Student is masculine in German.
- (of some other parts of speech) being inflected in agreement with the masculine
- German uses the masculine of the definite article, der, with Student.
- (of a noun) being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner
Synonyms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
- (having qualities of male gender): emasculated, unmanly, epicene and effeminate
- (of the male sex): female, womanly
- (grammar): feminine
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate.
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of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly
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belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males
grammar: being of the masculine class, being inflected in the masculine manner
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Noun [edit]
masculine (plural masculines)
- (grammar) The masculine gender.
- 1905, George Theodore Dippold, A German grammar for high schools and colleges:
- As to the class to which the masculines of the strong declension belong, we repeat that […]
- 2009, Carlos Quiles, Fernando López-Menchero, A Grammar of Modern Indo-European, Second Edition:
- The masculine functions as the negative term in the opposition, i.e. when the gender is not defined, the masculine is used.
- 1905, George Theodore Dippold, A German grammar for high schools and colleges:
- That which is masculine.
- 2004, Leonora Leet, The Universal Kabbalah:
- These forces would also seem to reflect the gender distinction that can be made with respect to the divine, the feminine associated with the divine as immanent within the finite and the masculine with the divine transcendence and the infinite.
- 2004, Leonora Leet, The Universal Kabbalah:
- (rare) A man.
- 1868, The Ladies' repository: Volumes 39-40[1]:
- I think women, at least those who do their own work, would live very simply in that respect, if there were none of the masculines to feed.
- 1868, The Ladies' repository: Volumes 39-40[1]:
Translations [edit]
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Pronunciation [edit]
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Adjective [edit]
masculine
- feminine form of masculin
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
masculīne
- vocative masculine singular of masculīnus
Romanian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [mas.kuˈli.ne]
Adjective [edit]
masculine
- feminine pluralnominative form of masculin
- feminine pluralaccusative form of masculin
- neuter pluralnominative form of masculin
- neuter pluralaccusative form of masculin
