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Masculine

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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[]

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/, /ˈmæskjəlɪn/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈmæskjuːlɪn/, /ˈmæskjəlɪn/
  • (AusE) IPA: /ˈmæskjələn/
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Adjective[]

Masculine (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
Masculine

Comparative
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Superlative
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  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)
      • Henry Hallam — That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.
      • Thomas Fuller — A masculine church.
    2. male; having male biology, not female; of the male sex (rare)
    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[]

  • (having qualities of male gender): manly, virile
  • (of the male sex): male

Antonyms[]

  • (having qualities of male gender): emasculated, unmanly, epicene and effeminate
  • (of the male sex): female, womanly
  • (grammar): feminine

Derived terms[]

Translations[]

having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate.
  • Albanian: mashkullor sq(sq)
  • Armenian: առնական hy(hy) (aṙnakan)
  • Catalan: masculí, viril
  • Danish: maskulin da(da), mandig da(da)
  • Dutch: mannelijk nl(nl)
  • Estonian: mehelik et(et), maskuliinne et(et)
  • Finnish: miehekäs fi(fi), maskuliininen fi(fi)
  • French: masculin fr(fr)
  • German: männlich de(de), maskulin de(de)
  • Greek: ανδρικός el(el) (andrikós) m.
  • Indonesian: maskulin id(id)
  • Italian: masculino it(it) m.
  • Japanese: 男性的な ja(ja) (だんせいてきな)
  • Korean: 남자 같은 ko(ko) (namja gateun)
  • Lithuanian: vyriškas lt(lt)
  • Marathi: पुरुषी (puruShi)
  • Norwegian: maskulin no(no), mandig no(no)
  • Persian: مردانه fa(fa) (mardâna)
  • Romanian: masculin ro(ro), bărbătesc ro(ro), viril ro(ro)
  • Russian: мужской ru(ru) (mužskój), мужеподобный ru(ru) (mužepodóbnyj), маскулинный ru(ru) (maskulínnyj)
  • Simplified Chinese: [[男性的#Template:Zh-cn|男性的]], [[男子气的#Template:Zh-cn|男子气的]], [[男子汉的#Template:Zh-cn|男子汉的]]
  • Spanish: masculino es(es) m.
  • West Frisian: manlik
of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly
  • Armenian: արական hy(hy) (arakan)
  • Catalan: masculí
  • Danish: mandlig
  • Dutch: mannelijk nl(nl)
  • Estonian: meessoost et(et)
  • Finnish: miespuolinen fi(fi)
  • French: masculin fr(fr)
  • German: männlich de(de)
  • Greek: αρσενικός el(el) (arsenikós) m. sg.
  • Hindi: पुरुषवाचक (puruShawaachana)
  • Italian: masculino it(it) m.
  • Japanese: 男らしい ja(ja) (otokorashii), 男の ja(ja) (otoko no)
  • Korean: 남자다운 ko(ko) (namjadaun)
  • Lithuanian: vyriškas lt(lt)
  • Marathi: पुरुषवाचक (puruShawaachana)
  • Norwegian: maskulin no(no), mandig no(no)
  • Persian: نر fa(fa) (nar)
  • Romanian: masculin ro(ro)
  • Russian: мужской ru(ru) (mužskój)
  • Simplified Chinese: [[男的#Template:Zh-cn|男的]], [[男性的#Template:Zh-cn|男性的]]
  • Spanish: masculino es(es) m.
  • West Frisian: manlik
belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males
  • Armenian: տղամարդու hy(hy) (tġamardu)
  • Catalan: masculí
  • Danish: maskulin da(da)
  • Dutch: mannelijk nl(nl)
  • Estonian: mehelik et(et)
  • Finnish: miesten (genitive)
  • French: masculin fr(fr)
  • German: Männer- de(de)
  • Greek: ανδρικός el(el) (andrikós) m.
  • Italian: maschile,
  • Japanese: 男性の ja(ja) (だんせいの)
  • Korean: 남자의 ko(ko) (namjaui)
  • Marathi: पुरुषी (puruShi)
  • Persian: مردانه fa(fa) (mardâna)
  • Romanian: masculin ro(ro)
  • Russian: мужской ru(ru) (mužskój)
  • Simplified Chinese: [[男的#Template:Zh-cn|男的]], [[男性的#Template:Zh-cn|男性的]]
  • Spanish: masculino es(es) m.
  • West Frisian: manlik
(grammar) of a noun being of the masculine class, of some other parts of speech being inflected in the masculine manner
  • Albanian: mashkullor sq(sq)
  • Arabic: مذكر (muḏákkar) m.
  • Armenian: արական hy(hy) (arakan)
  • Breton: gourel
  • Catalan: masculí
  • Chechen: божарийн род
  • Chinese: 陽性, 阳性 (yángxìng)
  • Czech: mužský cs(cs) m.
  • Danish: hankøns-
  • Dutch: mannelijk nl(nl)
  • Estonian: meessugu et(et), maskuliin et(et)
  • Finnish: maskuliininen fi(fi), maskuliini- fi(fi)
  • French: masculin fr(fr)
  • German: männlich de(de), maskulin de(de)
  • Greek: αρσενικός el(el) (arsenikós) m. sg.
  • Japanese: 男性名詞 ja(ja) (danseimeishi), 男性 ja(ja) (dansei)
  • Korean: 남성 ko(ko) (namseong)
  • Lithuanian: vyriškas lt(lt)
  • Marathi: पुल्लिंगी (pullingee)
  • Persian: مردانه fa(fa) (mardâna)
  • Polish: rodzaj męski pl(pl)
  • Romanian: masculin ro(ro)
  • Russian: мужской ru(ru) (mužskój)
  • Sanskrit: पुंलिङ्ग sa(sa) (puṃliṅga)
  • Spanish: masculino es(es) m.
  • West Frisian: manlik
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
  • Esperanto: virseksa
  • Hebrew: זִכְרִי (zikhrí) m.
  • Ido: maskula
  • Interlingua: masculin
  • Latin: masculus (1,2,3), masculinus (4)
  • Marathi: मर्दानी (mardānī)
  • Mongolian: эр (er), эршүүд (eršüüd)
  • Portuguese: masculino m., masculina f.
  • Scottish Gaelic: fearail, fireannta, fireann
  • Swedish: maskulin c., maskulint n. (1,2,4)
  • Telugu: మగతనం (magatanaM)
  • Vietnamese: nam tính, tính đàn ông

Anagrams[]

  • aceilmnsu,
  • calumnies
  • manicules

French[]

Adjective[]

Masculine f.

  1. Feminine of masculin.

Romanian[]

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: [mas.ku'li.ne]

Adjective[]

masculine

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