common gender
nounUK /ˈkɒm.ən ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ · US /ˈkɑm.ən ˈd͡ʒɛn.dəɹ/
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A grammatical gender in some languages, formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders.
- There are two genders: common gender (genus commune, abbreviated: com.) and neuter (genus neutrum, abbreviated: neut.). The common gender combines the masculine and feminine of other Indo-European languages into one.2011, Theo van den Hout, The Elements of Hittite, page 16:
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Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences In some languages (e.g. Latin, Lithuanian), a gender applied to a noun that can be either masculine or feminine.