Linga Bhedaya Widaha Dakwanne Keseda Yath I - ලිංග භේදය විදහා දක්වන්නේ කෙසේද යත් I - How Gender Is Shown I
(ස්ත්රී ලිංග / පුරුෂ ලිංග) ලිංග භේදය දැක්වීමට, ඉංග්රීසි භාෂාවේ වෛවාරන (විවිධ) විධි ඇත.
A. පුරුෂ ලිංගයට හාත්පසින්ම වෙනස් පදයක් ස්ත්රී ලිංග පදය වීමෙන් ...
{We may use different words.}
Expressing Gender |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Father |
Mother |
Sloven |
Slut |
Son |
Daughter |
Horse |
Mare |
Uncle |
Aunt |
Bull |
Cow |
Nephew |
Niece |
Stag |
Hind |
Gentlemen |
Lady |
Cock |
Hen |
King |
Queen |
Ram |
Ewe |
Earl |
Countess |
Drake |
Duck |
Sir |
Madam |
Gander |
Goose |
{By using another word to Masculine.}
Expressing Gender |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Friend |
Lady friend |
Bull calf |
Cow calf |
Baby boy |
Baby girl |
Billy goat |
Nanny goat |
Buffalo |
She buffalo |
He goat |
She goat |
Tom cat |
Cat |
Landlord |
Landlady |
Peacock |
Peahen |
Man servant |
Maid servant |
Buck rabbit |
Doe rabbit |
Washerman |
Washerwoman |
C. පුරුෂ ලිංග පදයට ess හෝ ss එක්කිරීමෙන් ...
{By adding –ess or –ss to the masculine …}
Expressing Gender |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Shepherd |
Shepherdess |
Giant |
Giantess |
Lion |
Lioness |
Heir |
Heiress |
Host |
Hostess |
Prince |
Princess |
{Sometimes the last vowel in the masculine noun is omitted …}
Expressing Gender |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Actor |
Actress |
Negro |
Negress |
Waiter |
Waitress |
Tiger |
Tigress |
Hunter |
Huntress |
Traitor |
Traitress |
{In some feminine nouns ending in –ss changes are made in the masculine before the –ss is added.}
Expressing Gender |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Duke |
Duchess |
Master |
Mistress |
Emperor |
Empress |
Lad |
Lass |
{We often use the foreign feminine nouns of masculine nouns …}
Expressing Gender |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Raja |
Rani |
Herr |
Frau |
Monsieur |
Madame |
Sultan |
Sultana |
Signor |
Signora |
Hero |
Heroine |
prosecutor |
Prosecutrix |
{Other …}
Expressing Gender |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Bridegroom |
Bride |
Widower |
Widow |
Singer |
Songstress |