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Thematic index: Gender

andro-

Male or maleness.

-androus

Maleness.

-elle

Forming nouns.

-enne

Nouns denoting females.

-ess

Forming nouns denoting the female gender.

-ette

Forming nouns.

gynaeco-

Female; relating to women.

-gynous

Having female characteristics.

-ine2

Forming feminine nouns.

-man

A male person of a specified type.

-person

Gender-neutral alternative to ‘man’ in compounds.

-stress

A female person associated with a specific activity.

-trix

Forming feminine agent nouns.

-woman

Woman.

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