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Feminine nouns


Feminine nouns are used to denote occupations, creatures and beings when the female gender is specified.  They are usually identifiable via their ending vowels, which are usually a short or long [i], [ê], or [a].

Characteristics

1.    Most Feminine nouns are produced by suffixion from Common or even Masculine nouns.

2.    When produced by suffixion, they either end in the vowels [î], [ê] or one of the consonants [th], [l], [s], and [z].

3.    Feminine nouns can also be made by using the standalone suffixes or its variant .