ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Subgender

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Subgender is a noun meaning (grammar) A sublevel of grammatical gender.

Meaning

(grammar) A sublevel of grammatical gender.

Example Sentences

Although German, Polish and Russian all have a three-way gender system consisting of masculine, feminine and neuter nouns, only Polish and Russian have additional subgenders based on animacy and/or personhood.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include subcharacter, femsub, substyle, subdeb, schoolperson, girl.

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