epicene

Etymology


From Late, , , , , , , , , from , , , from (compare ), from  +  (ultimately from  + ).

Adjective

 * 1)  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.).
 * 2)  Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
 * 3)  Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
 * 4)  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.
 * 5)  Indeterminate; mixed.
 * 6)  Of a man: effeminate.
 * 1)  Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  Indeterminate; mixed.
 * 4)  Of a man: effeminate.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  Indeterminate; mixed.
 * 3)  Of a man: effeminate.
 * 1)  Indeterminate; mixed.
 * 2)  Of a man: effeminate.
 * 1)  Indeterminate; mixed.
 * 2)  Of a man: effeminate.
 * 1)  Indeterminate; mixed.
 * 2)  Of a man: effeminate.

Translations

 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ἐπίκοινος
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Spanish:


 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: gemeenslachtig,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: κοινός
 * Icelandic: kynlaus
 * Latin:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * 1)  An epicene word; preceded by : the epicene words of a language as a class.
 * 2)  An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
 * 3)  A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
 * 4)  An effeminate man.
 * 1)  An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
 * 2)  A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
 * 3)  An effeminate man.
 * 1)  A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
 * 2)  An effeminate man.
 * 1)  A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
 * 2)  An effeminate man.
 * 1)  An effeminate man.
 * 1)  An effeminate man.

Translations

 * German: Epicönum, Epikoinon
 * Icelandic: kynlaus
 * Spanish:


 * French:, personne efféminée
 * Irish: piteog
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: