LANE 333

1. LANE 333 -
MORPHOLOGY
2012 – Term 1
3
By: http://SBANJAR.kau.edu.sa/
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com
Dr. Shadia Yousef Banjar 1

2. MASCULINE FEMININE
nephew niece
king queen
prince princess
emperor empress
wizard witch
actor actress
policeman policewoman
waiter waitress
Dr. Shadia Yousef Banjar 2

3. Feminine Derivational suffixes
MASCULINE FEMININE
prince princess
emperor empress
actor actress
waiter waitress
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4. •English has a small clutch of nouns with
feminine derivational suffixes.
•Most of these feminizing suffixes are of
foreign origin.
•They have been added to a masculine
form or to a base morpheme.
Dr. Shadia Yousef Banjar 4

5. Noun Feminine Forms
NO. SUFFIX MASCULINE FEMININE
1 -e é
fiancé ée
fiancée
2 -enne comedian comedienne
3 -ess patron patroness
4 -etta Henry Henrietta
5 -ette usher usherette
6 -euse masseur masseuse
7 -ina George Georgeina
8 -ine hero heroine
9 -ster spinner spinster
10 -stress seamster seamsteress
11 -ix aviatot aviatrix
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6. Noun Feminine Forms
•All of these feminizing suffixes, except
for (-ster), are of a foreign origin.
• These feminizing suffixes are either
added to a masculine form or to a base
morpheme.
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