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Masculine

/ˈmæskjəlɪn/

EN

Having qualities traditionally associated with men; or referring to the male gender or a grammatical gender category.

In many languages, nouns are divided into masculine and feminine genders.

Etymology

Comes from the Latin word masculinus, meaning 'male', from masculus 'male', derived from mas 'man'. It entered Middle English via Old French.

Translations

简体中文
男性的,阳性的,有男子气概的
繁體中文
男性的,陽性的,有男子氣概的
日本語
男性的な,文法で男性の,男らしい
한국어
남성적인,남성의
Deutsch
männlich,maskulin
Español
masculino
Português
masculino
Français
masculin
Català
masculí
Tiếng Việt
nam tính,giống đực

Collocations

masculine gendermasculine nounmasculine traitsmasculine energy

Synonyms

malemanlyvirilegendered

Antonyms

femininefemaleeffeminate

Related Words

gendergrammatical gendermasculinitymanhoodmachismo