Neuter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)

remove the ovaries of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈuːɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/njˈuːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/njˈuːtə/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈuːɾɚ/.

Examples

Is your cat spayed?
`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sexless spay alter castrate

Antonyms

masculine feminine

Parts of Speech

noun	a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
verb	remove the ovaries of “Is your cat spayed?”
adjective	of grammatical gender “`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun”
adjective	having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs

Word Forms

neuter	adjective	of grammatical gender
neuter	verb	remove the ovaries of
spaying	noun	neutering a female by removing the ovaries
castration	noun	surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
neutering	noun	the sterilization of an animal
neuter	noun	a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
sexlessness	noun	having no evident sex or sex organs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kastrieren

ein Geschlecht, das sich hauptsächlich (aber nicht ausschließlich) auf unbelebte Objekte bezieht (weder männlich noch weiblich)

🇫🇷French

neutre

un genre qui fait référence principalement (mais pas exclusivement) à des objets inanimés (ni masculins ni féminins)

🇪🇸Spanish

neutro

un género que se refiere principalmente (pero no exclusivamente) a objetos inanimados (ni masculinos ni femeninos)

🇮🇹Italian

neutro

un genere che si riferisce principalmente (ma non esclusivamente) a oggetti inanimati (né maschili né femminili)

🇳🇱Dutch

onzijdig

een geslacht dat voornamelijk (maar niet uitsluitend) verwijst naar levenloze objecten (noch mannelijk noch vrouwelijk)

🇵🇹Portuguese

neutro

um gênero que se refere principalmente (mas não exclusivamente) a objetos inanimados (nem masculino nem feminino)

🇷🇺Russian

средний

пол, который относится главным образом (но не исключительно) к неодушевленным объектам (ни мужскому, ни женскому)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नपुंसक

एक लिंग जो मुख्य रूप से (लेकिन विशेष रूप से नहीं) निर्जीव वस्तुओं (न तो पुल्लिंग और न ही स्त्रीलिंग) को संदर्भित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরপেক্ষ

একটি লিঙ্গ যা প্রধানত (কিন্তু একচেটিয়াভাবে নয়) জড় বস্তুকে বোঝায় (পুংলিঙ্গ বা স্ত্রীলিঙ্গ নয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

கருத்தடை

முக்கியமாக (ஆனால் பிரத்தியேகமாக அல்ல) உயிரற்ற பொருட்களைக் குறிக்கும் பாலினம் (ஆண் அல்லது பெண்பால் அல்ல)

🇮🇳Telugu

నపుంసకుడు

నిర్జీవ వస్తువులను (పురుష లేదా స్త్రీ కాదు) ప్రధానంగా (కానీ ప్రత్యేకంగా కాదు) సూచించే లింగం

🇮🇳Marathi

नपुंसक

एक लिंग जे मुख्यतः (परंतु केवळ नाही) निर्जीव वस्तूंना संदर्भित करते (पुरुष किंवा स्त्रीलिंगी नाही)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ન્યુટર

એક લિંગ કે જે મુખ્યત્વે નિર્જીવ પદાર્થોનો સંદર્ભ આપે છે (પરંતુ વિશિષ્ટ રીતે નહીં) (ન તો પુરૂષવાચી કે સ્ત્રીની)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಪುಂಸಕ

ನಿರ್ಜೀವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಿಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ (ಆದರೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲ) ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ಲಿಂಗ (ಪುಲ್ಲಿಂಗ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗವಲ್ಲ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വന്ധ്യംകരണം

നിർജീവ വസ്തുക്കളെ (ആൺലിംഗമോ സ്ത്രീലിംഗമോ അല്ല) പ്രധാനമായും (എന്നാൽ പ്രത്യേകമായി അല്ല) സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ലിംഗഭേദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਪੱਖ

ਇੱਕ ਲਿੰਗ ਜੋ ਮੁੱਖ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ (ਪਰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਤੌਰ' ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ) ਨਿਰਜੀਵ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਨਾ ਤਾਂ ਮਰਦ ਅਤੇ ਨਾ ਹੀ ਇਸਤਰੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر جانبدار

ایک ایسی صنف جو بنیادی طور پر (لیکن خصوصی طور پر نہیں) بے جان اشیاء (نہ مردانہ اور نہ ہی مونث) سے مراد ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中性

主要指（但不限于）无生命物体的性别（既不是男性也不是女性）

🇯🇵Japanese

中性

主に（ただし排他的ではない）無生物（男性でも女性でもない）を指すジェンダー

🇰🇷Korean

중성

주로(배타적이지는 않지만) 무생물(남성적이거나 여성적이지 않은)을 지칭하는 젠더

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trung tính

một giới tính chủ yếu đề cập (nhưng không độc quyền) đến các vật thể vô tri (không phải nam tính cũng không phải nữ tính)

🇹🇭Thai

เพศ

เพศที่อ้างถึงส่วนใหญ่ (แต่ไม่เฉพาะเจาะจง) ถึงวัตถุที่ไม่มีชีวิต (ทั้งชายและหญิง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

netral

gender yang merujuk terutama (tetapi tidak eksklusif) pada benda mati (baik maskulin maupun feminin)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خصى

جنس يشير بشكل رئيسي (ولكن ليس حصريًا) إلى الجمادات (ليس مذكرًا ولا مؤنثًا)

🇮🇷Persian

خنثی کردن

جنسیتی که عمدتاً (اما نه منحصرا) به اشیاء بی جان (نه مذکر و نه مؤنث) اشاره دارد.

🇹🇷Turkish

nötr

esas olarak (ancak yalnızca değil) cansız nesnelere (ne eril ne de dişil) atıfta bulunan bir cinsiyet

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַרֵס

מגדר המתייחס בעיקר (אך לא בלעדי) לחפצים דוממים (לא זכר ולא נקבה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'neuter'?

The primary meaning of 'neuter' is 'a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)'.

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Using 'neuter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'neuter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'neuter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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