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What is the opposite gender of the noun earl?
An earl is a title for a male person, there is no equivalent for this title for a female. The female partner of an Earl (or a female Earl) was called Lady. If she also held the title herself then she was called the Earl of whatever place.
Is earl a feminine or masculine?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.An earl is a title for a male person, there is no equivalent for this title for a female.
What is the masculine of countess?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The gender specific noun for a female is countess.The corresponding gender specific noun for a male is count.
What is the opposite of countess?
A countess's male counterpart is a count or an earl (equivalent British nobility).(It's not really an opposite, just the opposite gender.)
What is the feminine of Earl?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female. There is no equivalent title of Earl for a female, as used in the United Kingdom. The name Earlene the gender specific form for the name Earl. I am a collector of Mezzotint engravings done after Paintings of Royal Families of the 18th century. In at least one account I can tell you from a print published in 1759 that Jane Vigor (Countess of Hyndford) was married to The 3rd Earl of Hyndford (John Carmichael). The marriage was recorded as happening in 1756. This information comes from a book called James MacArdell by Gordin Goodwin published in 1903. This book has afairly complete list of portrait engravings of James MacArdell of which I can confirm 3 (which I personally own).
Opposite gender of earl?
Countess is the opposite gender for earl.(I think).
Masculine of earl?
An earl is male. The equivalent title for a woman is 'countess'. Since earl is an English word it does not have a gender. The french word for an earl is un comte, the word for a countess is une comtesse.
What is the opposite gender of the earl?
Dutchess would be the opposite of Earl.
What is the gender for earl?
It's a male name
What is the opposite gender of count or earl?
The gender specific noun for a male is count.The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is countess.The gender specific noun for a male is earl.There is no corresponding gender specific noun for a female.
What is the opposite gender of the noun earl?
An earl is a title for a male person, there is no equivalent for this title for a female. The female partner of an Earl (or a female Earl) was called Lady. If she also held the title herself then she was called the Earl of whatever place.
Is earl a feminine or masculine?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.An earl is a title for a male person, there is no equivalent for this title for a female.
Is count a gender?
Count is a masculine word. A count is a nobleman equivalent in rank to an English earl. Countess is a feminine word
What is the masculine of countess?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The gender specific noun for a female is countess.The corresponding gender specific noun for a male is count.
What is the opposite of countess?
A countess's male counterpart is a count or an earl (equivalent British nobility).(It's not really an opposite, just the opposite gender.)
What is to woman as earl is to countess?
Oh, dude, it's like super simple. So, a woman is to a countess as an earl is to a countess. Countess is the female equivalent of both earl and woman. It's like a fancy title swap party, but with less dancing and more tea drinking.
The names given to the hurricanes are of which gender?
Hurricane names alternate between male and female. This naming system was introduced in the 1970s to avoid gender bias and prevent any perceived preference for one gender over the other.
