epicene in Russian
epicene in Russian is о́бщего ро́да, женоподо́бное лицо́ — 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 Russian
о́бщего ро́да
Pronounced: obshchego roda
(linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
женоподо́бное лицо́
Pronounced: zhenopodobnoye litso
(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 Russian?
"epicene" in Russian is о́бщего ро́да, женоподо́бное лицо́. 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.
How do you pronounce о́бщего ро́да?
"epicene" in Russian is о́бщего ро́да, pronounced "obshchego roda".
Are there other ways to say "epicene" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 2 translations listed for "epicene": о́бщего ро́да, женоподо́бное лицо́.
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