masculine

Alternative forms

• m., m (abbreviation, grammar)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/, /ˈmæskjələn/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmæskjulɪn/, /ˈmæskjələn/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈmæskjələn/

Adjective

masculine (comparative more masculine, superlative most masculine)

1. Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.
2. Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
   • Synonym: male
   • Antonyms: female, womanly
3. Belonging to males; typically used by males.
   • “John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.
4. Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
   • Synonyms: manly, virile
   • Antonyms: effeminate, emasculated, epicene, unmanly
5. (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
   • Synonym: male
   • Coordinate terms: feminine, neuter, common
   1. (of a noun) Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
      • The noun Student is masculine in German.
   2. (of another part of speech) Being inflected in agreement with a masculine noun.
      • German uses the masculine form of the definite article, der, with Student.
6. (grammar, Mongolic languages, of any word) Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.
   • Coordinate term: feminine

Noun

masculine (plural masculines)

1. (grammar) The masculine gender.
2. (grammar) A word of the masculine gender.
3. That which is masculine.
4. (rare, possibly obsolete) A man.

Anagrams

• calumnies, manicules, semuncial

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mas.ky.lin/

Adjective

masculine

1. feminine singular of masculin

Adjective

masculīne

1. vocative masculine singular of masculīnus

Adjective

masculine

1. Alternative form of masculyn

Pronunciation

• IPA: [mas.kuˈli.ne]

Adjective

masculine

1. feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of masculin