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noun class

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A grammatical category similar to gender in which nouns may be organized according to meaning, such as gender, animacy or shape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: naamwoordklas — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Amharic: የስም ማዕረግ (yäsm maʿräg) — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Chinese Mandarin: 名詞類別 /名词类别 (míngcí lèibié) — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Dutch: nominale klasse — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Dutch: nominale klasse — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Finnish: substantiiviluokka — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • French: classe nominale — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • German: Nominalklasse — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Malagasy: kilasin' anarana — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Portuguese: classe de substantivo — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Russian: именно́й класс (imennój klass) — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Swahili: ngeli — a category into which nouns may be organised
  • Tagalog: uri ng pangngalan — a category into which nouns may be organised