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[ English

[ Etymology

From Old French masculin, from Latin masculinus, from masculus (“‘male, manly’”), diminutive of mas (“‘a male’”); See male.

[ Pronunciation

[ Adjective

masculine (comparative more masculine, superlative most masculine)

Positive
masculine

Comparative
more masculine

Superlative
most masculine
  1. pertaining to male humans, men:
    1. 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)
      • Hallam — That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.
      • Fuller — A masculine church.
    2. male; having male biology, not female; of the male sex (rare)
      • Chaucer — Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
    3. belonging to men; appropriated to, or used by, men
      “John”, “Paul”, and “Harry” are masculine names.
  2. (grammar) in many inflected languages:
    1. (of a noun) being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner
      The noun Student is masculine in German.
    2. (of some other parts of speech) being inflected in agreement with the masculine
      German uses the masculine of the definite article, der, with Student.

[ Synonyms

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[ Derived terms

[ Translations

having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate.
of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly
belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males
(grammar) of a noun being of the masculine class, of some other parts of speech being inflected in the masculine manner
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[ French

[ Adjective

masculine f.

  1. Feminine of masculin.

[ Romanian

[ Pronunciation

IPA: [mas.ku'li.ne]

[ Adjective

masculine

  1. feminine plural nominative form of masculin.
  2. feminine plural accusative form of masculin.
  3. neuter plural nominative form of masculin.
  4. neuter plural accusative form of masculin.
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