English

Etymology
L., from term|ne|langla||not + term|uter|langla||whether; akin to English term|whether. See term|no and term|whether, and compare term|neither.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�nju�t�/
a|US IPA|/�nu�t�/ or /�nju�t�/
audio|en-us-neuter.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|u�t�(r)

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. archaic Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.

#*South � In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands neuter

1. grammar Having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of neither sex

#: a neuter noun; a neuter termination; the neuter gender

1. grammar intransitive|Intransitive

#: a neuter verb

1. biology Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless.

Translations
trans-top|Neither the one thing nor the other
Korean: t-|ko|���|trjungseong-ui|scHang
trans-mid
Marathi: निष�प��ष (niShpakSh)
Spanish: t-|es|neutral, t+|es|neutro
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trans-top|Having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females
Danish: intetkøns-
Greek: t-|el|ο�δέ�ε�ο�|m|troudéteros|scGrek
Korean: ��� (jungseong-ui)
trans-mid
Marathi: नप�स�लि��� (napusakalingee)
Spanish: t+|es|neutro
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trans-top|Intransitive
Greek: t-|el|αμε�άβα�ο�|m|trametávatos|scGrek
Korean: ���� (jadongsa-ui)
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|neutro
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trans-top|Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones
Danish: ukønnet, kønsløs, kastreret
Korean: 무�� (museong-ui)
trans-mid
Marathi: �लि��� (alingee)
Spanish: t+|es|neutro
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rfc-trans

Faroese: hvørkikyn
Finnish: neutri- (2,4, in compounds), intransitiivinen (3)
French: neutre
German: sächlich (2), intransitiv (3), geschlechtslos (4)
Hebrew: נ��ר�� (neytráli) m
Italian: neutro
mid
Japanese: 中� (�����, chūsei), 中� (�����, chūritsu)
Norwegian: nøytral (1), intetkjønn (2)
Portuguese: neutro
Romanian:neutru
Russian: ��едний (srédnij) (2), непе�е�одн�й (neperexódnyj) (3), бе�полн�й (bespólnyj) (4), ней��ал�н�й
Swedish: neutrum (2)

Noun
en-noun

1. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.

#*Young � The world�s no neuter; it will wound or save

1. grammar A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.
2. grammar An intransitive verb.
3. biology An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.

Translations
rfc-trans

Danish: intetkønsord n (2), kastrat c(4)
Finnish: neutraali (1), neutri (2, 4), puolueeton (1), intransitiiviverbi (3),
German: Neutrum n (2), Intransitivum n (3)
Greek: ο�δέ�ε�ον γένο� (oudéteron génos) n (2)
Icelandic: hvorugkyn n
mid
Japanese: 中� (�����, chūsei)
Russian: ��едний �од (srédnij rod) (2)
Swedish: neutrum (2)

Verb
en-verb

1. To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.

Synonyms
castrate, desex, doctor, fix, spay

Translations
trans-top|to remove sex organs from an animal
Danish: kastrere
Dutch: t+|nl|onzijdig
Ewe: ta
Finnish: t-|fi|kuohita, t+|fi|kuohia, t-|fi|kastroida, t+|fi|leikata, t-|fi|steriloida
French: t-|fr|châtrer
trans-mid
German: t-|de|verschneiden
Greek: ε�νο��ίζ� (evnoukhízo)
Russian: ка���и�ова�� (kastrírovat�), обе�плоди�� (obesplódit�)
Spanish: t-|es|castrar
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fa:neuter
fr:neuter
ko:neuter
io:neuter
la:neuter
pt:neuter
ru:neuter
sv:neuter
te:neuter
vi:neuter
tr:neuter
zh:neuter

• 2007-11-27 08:06 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates

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