CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the specific type of noun classes. For uses of language associated with men and women, see Language and gender . For methods of minimizing the use of gendered forms, see Gender-neutral language . For other uses, see Gender (disambiguation) . This article possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (August 2013) Diagrams roughly representing the noun distribution in some languages. The examples include: 1. masculine – feminine 2. masculine – feminine – neuter 3. animate – inanimate Note: The example words given do not necessarily belong to the indicated genders in the languages mentioned. Also, the sets are not necessar...