Thematic index of Gender
| andr(o)- | Male or maleness. |
| -androus | Maleness. |
| -elle | Forming nouns. |
| -enne | Nouns denoting females. |
| -ess | Forming nouns denoting the female gender. |
| -ette | Forming nouns. |
| gynaeco- | Female; relating to women. |
| -gynous | Having female characteristics. |
| -ine2 | Forming feminine nouns. |
| -man | A male person of a specified type. |
| -person | Gender-neutral alternative to ‘man’ in compounds. |
| -stress | A female person associated with a specific activity. |
| -trix | Forming feminine agent nouns. |
| -woman | Woman. |
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