Unit 2.1

Feminine Nouns formation - exceptions

Nouns

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Form

Feminine nouns can be formed from masculine ones by just adding a suffix.

The various exceptions of the formation of feminine nouns are:

  • Nouns with -tor or -ter: change to -tr and add -ess.
Masculine Feminine
Actor Actress
Waiter Waitress
  • Nouns with -e: add -ss.
Masculine Feminine
Prince Princess
  • Nouns with stressed vowel + consonant: double the consonant and add -ess.
Masculine Feminine
God Goddess
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