epicene in Italian
epicene in Italian is ambigenere, epiceno, promiscuo — epicene means describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender.
epicene in Italian
ambigenere
(linguistics) Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
epiceno
(linguistics) Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
promiscuo
(linguistics) Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
What does "epicene" mean?
- adj Describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender.
- adj Describing a noun or pronoun that uses the same form whether it refers to a male or a female.
- adj Able to be used by, or to suit, people of either sex.
- adj Not clearly of one sex, or, of a face, looking neither clearly male nor clearly female.
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What is "epicene" in Italian?
"epicene" in Italian is ambigenere, epiceno, promiscuo. epicene means: Describing a group of Greek or Latin nouns that can mean either a male or a female but always keep one fixed grammatical gender.
Are there other ways to say "epicene" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 3 translations listed for "epicene": ambigenere, epiceno, promiscuo.
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