- neuter [gender in grammar]
- neutrum {n}
noun
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neuter [gender in grammar]
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Gender in Dutch grammar — In the Dutch language, nouns have one of three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, or neuter. The gender of a word determines the articles used with it and the pronouns referring to it. Sometimes masculine and feminine nouns are… … Wikipedia
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grammar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mode of speaking and writing Nouns 1. grammar; accidence, syntax, analysis, synopsis, praxis, punctuation, syllabi[fi]cation; agreement. See speech, language, writing. 2. a. part of speech; participle;… … English dictionary for students
neuter — neu·ter || nuËtÉ™(r) / njuË n. neutral gender, state of being neither masculine nor feminine (Grammar); castrated or spayed animals; sexually undeveloped insect (Zoology); plant with neither stamens nor pistils (Botany); that which is neutral… … English contemporary dictionary
