noun class

noun

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

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Meanings

nounnoun class (plural noun classes)

plural noun classes

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

Translations

Afrikaans naamwoordklas
  • naamwoordklasa category into which nouns may be organised
Chinese Mandarin 名詞類別 /名词类别
  • 名詞類別 /名词类别 (míngcí lèibié)a category into which nouns may be organised
Dutch nominale klasse, nominale klasse
  • nominale klassea category into which nouns may be organised
  • nominale klassea category into which nouns may be organised
Finnish substantiiviluokka
  • substantiiviluokkaa category into which nouns may be organised
French classe nominale
  • classe nominalea category into which nouns may be organised
German Nominalklasse
  • Nominalklassea category into which nouns may be organised
Portuguese classe de substantivo
  • classe de substantivoa category into which nouns may be organised
Russian именно́й класс
  • именно́й класс (imennój klass)a category into which nouns may be organised
Swahili ngeli
  • ngelia category into which nouns may be organised
Tagalog uri ng pangngalan
  • uri ng pangngalana category into which nouns may be organised
Cite this entry
APA

noun class. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noun%20class

MLA

“noun class.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noun%20class. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noun class,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noun%20class.

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