Nouns come in six genders:
- Masculine (e.g. Cato)
- Feminine (e.g. song/poem)
- Neuter (e.g. necklace/collar)
- Two genders in common: a word can be either masculine or feminine (e.g. priest)
- Three genders in common: a word can be masculine, feminine, or neuter (e.g. cat)
- Epicene (Latin: "promiscuous"): a word can refer to either a male or female but has a fixed grammatical gender form (e.g. sparrow, eagle)
