Neuter: meaning, definitions and examples
๐น
neuter
[ หnjuหtษr ]
gender
Having or belonging to a gender that is neither masculine nor feminine. Neuter is used to describe nouns that do not have a gender in many languages.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The word 'child' is neuter in many languages.
- In German, the word 'das Kind' is neuter.
biology
Having undeveloped or nonfunctional sexual organs.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Some animals can reproduce as neuters.
grammar
A word that is neither masculine nor feminine in gender.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- In Latin, 'puer' (boy) is masculine, 'puella' (girl) is feminine, and 'liber' (book) is neuter.
Translations
Translations of the word "neuter" in other languages:
๐ต๐น neutro
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคชเฅเคเคธเค
๐ฉ๐ช neutral
๐ฎ๐ฉ netral
๐บ๐ฆ ัะตัะตะดะฝัะน
๐ต๐ฑ nijaki
๐ฏ๐ต ไธญๆง
๐ซ๐ท neutre
๐ช๐ธ neutro
๐น๐ท nรถtr
๐ฐ๐ท ์ค์ฑ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุญุงูุฏ
๐จ๐ฟ stลednรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ strednรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ไธญๆง
๐ธ๐ฎ srednji
๐ฎ๐ธ hvorugkyn
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะตะนัะฐัะฐะฟ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแขแ แแแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ neytral
๐ฒ๐ฝ neutro
Word origin
The word 'neuter' comes from the Latin word 'neuter', which means 'neither of two'. The concept of neuter gender in language dates back to ancient times, with languages like Latin and Greek having neuter nouns. In biology, the term 'neuter' is used to describe organisms that have undeveloped or nonfunctional sexual organs. The adjective 'neuter' has been used in English since the 14th century to refer to gender-neutral nouns.