In English language, a noun may be masculine, feminine or neuter form. Today I will discuss about the feminine form of the noun and what it means.
Feminine Noun:
A noun is known as feminine if it represents or talk about the person or thing that is female or related to the female gender.
Example:
Girl, woman, lady, miss etc.
Feminine Pronoun:
Along with these there are some pronouns that are referred to as feminine in nature. These pronoun refer to feminine nouns in the sentence.
Example:
She, her, herself etc.
Feminine Suffix:
A suffix is a small part of a word that comes at end of it to complete it. In English language, suffix –ess is usually considered feminine as it refers to females.
Example:
Mistress, countess, goddess, lioness etc.
© Grammar.com