epicene

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɛp.ɪˌsiːn/

形容詞

比較不可 広義 比喩的用法 軽蔑的 通常

(linguistics) Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).

このボタンはなに？

In his lecture, the professor explained that epicene nouns in Latin can refer to either sex while retaining a fixed grammatical gender.

詳細

意味（1）

(linguistics) Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).

Q. How will you diſtinguiſh the Maſculine hic from the Epicene hic, and the Feminine hæc from the Epicene hæc? / A. That word that hath hic before it, and is onely male, is the Maſculine gender: but if it be both male and female, then it is the Epicene Gender: and ſo hæc before a female, is feminine, but hæc before a word that contains under it both ſexes, is Epicene.

詳細

意味（2）

(linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.

In Telugu some confusion has been introduced between the epicene sign of plurality 'ar-u', and the neuter 'lu.' … Thus the Telugu demonstrative pronoun 'vâr-u,' they (the plural of 'vâḍu,' he), corresponding to the Canarese 'avar-u,' exhibits the regular epicene plural; while 'magaḍu,' a husband (in Tamil 'magan'), takes for its plural not 'magaru,' but 'magalu;' …

詳細

意味（3）

(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.

Boating when epicene is nice, in truth, / E'en though one must allow, / The danger of giving the helm to youth / While pleasure rules the prow. / … / 'Tis best when Frank takes his cousin ashore, / She loves botanising, / While Sissy who's left, can handle an oar / In a manner surprising.

詳細

意味（4）

(biology and figuratively) Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.

Five High School boys came down the road abreast. Ellis saw them coming, a row of yellow, malicious faces—epicene faces, horribly smooth and young, grinning at him with deliberate insolence.

詳細

意味（5）

(by extension) Indeterminate; mixed.

意味（6）

(by extension, usually derogatory) Of a man: effeminate.

A lot of rather etiolated, epicene, middle-class, male intellectuals have discovered a new authenticity when they come to identify themselves as football fans.

詳細