Sekirov Dictionary

masculine

UK /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/US /ˈmæskjələn/

adjective 9
noun 4
forms 3

adjective9

Of or pertaining to the male gender.
Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
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Belonging to males; typically used by males.
- “John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.
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Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate; manly.
- That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy. — 1818
Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
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Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
- The noun Student is masculine in German.
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Being inflected in agreement with a masculine noun.
- German uses the masculine form of the definite article, der, with Student.
Following or ending on a stressed syllable.
Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.

noun4

That which is masculine.
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The masculine gender.
- The masculine functions as the negative term in the opposition, i.e. when the gender is not defined, the masculine is used. — 2009
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A word of the masculine gender.
- As to the class to which the masculines of the strong declension belong, we repeat that […] — 1905
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(no longer used, rare) A man.
- 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

forms

masculines · more masculine · most masculine

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