fælleskønni

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish fælleskøn.

Noun

fælleskønni

  1. (grammar) common gender
    • 1998, Oqaatsinut Tapiliussaq, pages 13–14:
      Oqaatsip naggataani takuneq ajornanngilaq fælleskønniunersoq imaluunniit intetkønniunersoq: mand - manden, hus - huset (tak. qupp. 17).
      From the word's ending, you can determine whether it is common gender or neuter gender: mand - manden (man - the man), hus - huset (house - the house) (see p. 17).

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