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Etymology
From OF. term|masculin, from L. term|masculinus, from term|masculus||male, manly, diminutive of term|mas||a male; See term|male.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�mæskj�lɪn/ or /�mæskj�lɪn/
a|US IPA|/�mæskju�lɪn/ or /�mæskj�lɪn/
audio|en-us-masculine.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. pertaining to male humans, men:

men; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; not feminine or effeminate; virile (only in this sense, does the adjective compare)
*Hallam � That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.
##*Fuller � A masculine church.
## male; having male biology, not female; of the male sex (literally of humans, rarely anthropomorphic of animals)
##*Chaucer � Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
## belonging to men; appropriated to, or used by, men
##:�John�, �Paul�, and �Harry� are masculine names.

1. grammar in many inflected languages:

of a noun}} being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner
:The noun Student is masculine in German.
of some other parts of speech}} being inflected in agreement with the masculine
:German uses the masculine of the definite article, der, with Student.

Synonyms
sense|having qualities of male gender manly, virile
sense|of the male sex male

Antonyms
sense|having qualities of male gender effeminate, feminine
sense|of the male sex female, womanly
sense|grammar feminine

Derived terms
masculinely
masculineness
masculinity
masculinization
demasculinization

Translations
trans-top|having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate.
Catalan: masculí, viril
Danish: maskulin, mandig
Finnish: t-|fi|miehekäs, t-|fi|maskuliininen
German: t+|de|männlich, t+|de|maskulin
Greek: t-|el|ανδ�ικ��|m|trandrikós|scGrek
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Italian: t-|it|masculino|m
Korean: t-|ko|�� ��|trnamja gateun|scHang
Marathi: प�र�ष� (puruShi)
Romanian: t-|ro|masculin, t+|ro|b�rb�tesc, t+|ro|viril
Russian: t+|ru|м�ж�кой|trmužskój|scCyrl, t-|ru|м�жеподобн�й|trmužepodóbnyj|scCyrl, t-|ru|ма�к�линн�й|trmaskulínnyj|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|masculino|m
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trans-top|of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly
Catalan: masculí
Danish: mandlig
Dutch: t+|nl|mannelijk
Finnish: t+|fi|miespuolinen
German: t+|de|männlich
Greek: t-|el|α��ενικ��|m|s|trarsenikós|scGrek
Hindi: प�र�षवा�� (puruShawaachana)
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Italian: t-|it|masculino|m
Korean: t-|ko|����|trnamjadaun|scHang
Marathi: प�र�षवा�� (puruShawaachana)
Romanian: t-|ro|masculin
Russian: t+|ru|м�ж�кой|trmužskój|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|masculino|m
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trans-top|belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males
Catalan: masculí
Danish: t-|da|maskulin
Finnish: mies#Finnish|miesten (genitive)
German: t-|de|Männer-
Greek: t-|el|ανδ�ικ��|m|trandrikós|scGrek
trans-mid
Italian: maschile,
Korean: t-|ko|���|trnamjaui|scHang
Marathi: प�र�ष� (puruShi)
Romanian: t-|ro|masculin
Russian: t+|ru|м�ж�кой|trmužskój|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|masculino|m
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trans-top|(grammar) of a noun being of the masculine class, of some other parts of speech being inflected in the masculine manner
Catalan: masculí
Czech: t+|cs|mužský|m
Danish: hankøns-
Dutch: t+|nl|mannelijk
Finnish: t-|fi|maskuliininen, t+|fi|maskuliini|alt=maskuliini-
German: t+|de|männlich, t+|de|maskulin
Greek: t-|el|α��ενικ��|m|s|trarsenikós|scGrek
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Korean: t+|ko|��|trnamseong|scHang
Marathi: प�ल�लि��� (pullingee)
Romanian: t-|ro|masculin
Russian: t+|ru|м�ж�кой|trmužskój|scCyrl
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Chinese: �� (yángxìng, 4)
ttbc|Dutch: mannelijk n
ttbc|Esperanto: virseksa
ttbc|French: masculin m
ttbc|Frisian: manlik
ttbc|Hebrew: ��ר�|�ִ�ְרִ� (zikhrí) m
ttbc|Ido: maskula
ttbc|Interlingua: masculin
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ttbc|Japanese: �� (1,4) (����, dansei), ���� (2) (������, otokorashii)
ttbc|Latin: masculus (1,2,3), masculinus (4)
ttbc|Mongolian: �� (er), ���үүд (eršüüd)
ttbc|Portuguese: masculino m, masculina f
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: fearail, fireannta, fireann
ttbc|Swedish: maskulin c, maskulint n (1,2,4)
ttbc|Telugu: మ�తన� (magatanaM)
ttbc|Vietnamese: nam tính, tính �àn ông
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Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|[mas.ku'li.ne]|lang=ro

Adjective
masculine

1. ro-form-adj|fp|n|masculin
2. ro-form-adj|fp|a|masculin
3. ro-form-adj|np|n|masculin
4. ro-form-adj|np|a|masculin

el:masculine
fr:masculine
ko:masculine
io:masculine
it:masculine
hu:masculine
ru:masculine
fi:masculine
te:masculine
vi:masculine
tr:masculine
zh:masculine

• 2007-12-30 17:41 - Opiaterein - /* Romanian */

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