Gender neutral language in French: Difference between revisions
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* '''Nouns and adjectives:''' | * '''Nouns and adjectives:''' The most widespread neutral form among the two approaches (analytic and synthetic neutral) is marked in italic. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+ | ||
! | ! | ||
!masculine | !<big>masculine</big> | ||
!feminine | !<big>feminine</big> | ||
!analytic neutral | !<big>analytic neutral</big> | ||
!synthetic neutral | !<big>synthetic neutral</big> | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! | ||
! colspan="4" |Endings from Latin "-or", "-rix" and medieval French "-euse" | ! colspan="4" |Endings from Latin "-or", "-rix" and medieval French "-euse" | ||
|- | |- | ||
!- | !<big>-eur/euse</big> | ||
|enquêteur | |enquêteur | ||
|enquêteuse | |enquêteuse | ||
|enquêteureuse | |''enquêteureuse'' | ||
|enquêtaire | |enquêtaire | ||
|- | |- | ||
!-eur/-ice | !<big>-eur/-ice</big> | ||
|acteur | |acteur | ||
|actrice | |actrice | ||
|acteurice | |''acteurice'' | ||
|actaire | |actaire | ||
|- | |- | ||
!-eur/-_resse<sup>1</sup> | !<big>-eur/-_resse<sup>1</sup></big> | ||
|docteur | |docteur | ||
|doct<u>o</u>resse<ref>Doctoresse Joséphine Tornay. Online at: https://cm-latour.ch/team/josephine-tornay-medecine-interne-generale/. Very common Swiss French denomination for female doctors.</ref> | |doct<u>o</u>resse<ref>Doctoresse Joséphine Tornay. Online at: https://cm-latour.ch/team/josephine-tornay-medecine-interne-generale/. Very common Swiss French denomination for female doctors.</ref> | ||
|docteuresse | |''docteuresse'' | ||
|doctaire | |doctaire | ||
|- | |- | ||
!-eur/-_resse<sup>2</sup> | !<big>-eur/-_resse<sup>2</sup></big> | ||
|enchanteur | |enchanteur | ||
|enchant<u>e</u>resse | |enchant<u>e</u>resse | ||
|enchanteuresse | |''enchanteuresse'' | ||
|enchantaire | |enchantaire | ||
|- | |- | ||
!-e/-esse | !<big>-e/-esse</big> | ||
|maître | |maître | ||
|maîtresse | |maîtresse | ||
| | | | ||
|maîtré/maîtrè | |maîtré/maîtrè | ||
|- | |||
! | |||
! colspan="4" |Endings with "-x", "-se" | |||
|- | |||
!<big>-eux/-euse</big> | |||
|amoureux | |||
|amoureuse | |||
|amoureuseux | |||
|''amoureuxe'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! | ||
! colspan="4" |Endings with nasal vowels | ! colspan="4" |Endings with nasal vowels | ||
|- | |- | ||
!-ain/-ine | !<big>-ain/-aine</big> | ||
|écrivain [ekʀiv<u>ɛ̃</u>] | |||
|écrivaine [ekʀivɛ<u>n</u>] | |||
|écrivainn [ekʀiv<u>ɛ̃n</u>] | |||
|''écrivan'' | |||
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