Ways of Changing Gender
There are three ways of feminine of nouns:
(a). By using an entirely different word .
(b). By changing a word before or after .
(c). By adding ''ess ; to the masculine .
(a). By using an entirely different word :
Masculine Feminine Boar (a male pig) Sow (a female pig)
Boy Girl
Brother Sister
Buck Doe
Bull Cow
Bullock Heifer
Cock Hen
Colt Filly
Dog Bitch
Drake Duck
Drone Bee
Earn Countess
Father Mother
Frier (mock) Nun Horse Mare
(b) By changing prefix or Suffix :
(1) by changing the prefix (the word before )
(2) by changing the suffix (the word after)
Masculine Feminine
Buck-rabbit Doe- rabbit
Bull- calf Cow- calf
Cock- sparrow Hen- sparrow
Dairy-man Dairy - maid
Grand -father Grand-mother
He-goat She-goat
Jack-ass Jenny -ass
Land -lord Land-lady
Man-servant Maid- servant
Pea-cock pea-hen
Washer - man Washer -woman
(c). By adding 'ess' to masculine :
(1) Without any change in the form of masculine
Masculine Feminine
Author Authoress
Baron (सामन्त) Baroness (सामन्त की पत्नी)
Count Countess
Giant (राक्षस) Giantess(राक्षसी)
God Goddess
Heir Heires Host(पुरुष मेज़बान) Hostess(महिला मेज़बान)
Jew (यहूदी ) jewess(यहूदन)
Lion Lioness
Mayor Mayoress
