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# masculine

adjective (masculine); noun (the masculine – grammar)

«masculine» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Having qualities that people traditionally think of as typical of men or boys, such as a deep voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#m1)
2. Belonging to or suitable for men. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#m2)
3. (grammar) In languages like French, Spanish, German or Ukrainian, describing nouns and words of a class called «masculine»; in English, words like «he», «king», «actor» are masculine forms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in English and language lessons: in French «le livre» is masculine, «la table» feminine; in English, pairs like king/queen, prince/princess, actor/actress. In everyday talk «masculine» describes styles and qualities, but ideas of what is masculine change between cultures and times; boys and girls can like any colour or hobby. Opposite: «feminine». Phrases: «masculine noun», «masculine form».

### Examples

- In French, «le soleil» is a masculine noun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x1)
- «Prince» is the masculine form of «princess». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x2)
- His voice became deeper and more masculine as he grew up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x3)
- The room was decorated in a masculine style with dark wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x4)
- In Spanish, most masculine nouns end in -o. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x5)
- Some people think pink isn't masculine, but anyone can wear pink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x6)
- «He» and «him» are masculine pronouns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: «feminine». Neutral: «neuter» (grammar). Grammatical gender is not about real men or women: in German the word for a girl («Mädchen») is neuter. Careful with stereotypes: what counts as masculine is partly custom, not fact.

## In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah it means the male side of things. The three mother letters give rise to three "masculine" powers from which everything comes.

**Interpretation.** Tradition links the male and female pairs in creation to the way the letters combine, as if all the world were formed from the balance of two forces.

### Examples

- At first existed these three mothers, and there arose three masculine powers, and hence all things have originated. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/masculine/#x1)

### Note

Opposite: «feminine». Neutral: «neuter» (grammar). Grammatical gender is not about real men or women: in German the word for a girl («Mädchen») is neuter. Careful with stereotypes: what counts as masculine is partly custom, not fact.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «masculine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«masculine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/masculine.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «masculine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/masculine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«masculine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/masculine.html) on Mova free.