epicene in Portuguese
epicene in Portuguese is epiceno, hermafrodita — 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 Portuguese
epiceno
(linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
hermafrodita
(by extension, usually, pejorative) An effeminate man.
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 Portuguese?
"epicene" in Portuguese is epiceno, hermafrodita. 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 Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "epicene": epiceno, hermafrodita.
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