neuter
Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor anotherNeutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
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» I spent fifty dollars to get my dog neutered.
Я витратив п'ятдесят доларів на кастрацію свого собаки. — deniko
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(not comparable, uncommon, usually)Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
neutral
нейтра́льныйnejtrálʹnyj, беспристра́стныйbespristrástnyj
neither male nor female (of grammatical gender)
(not comparable, usually)Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.
a neuter noun
the neuter definite article
neutrisch, sächlich, neutral
сре́днийsrédnij
сере́днійserédnij
(not comparable, usually)Intransitive.
a neuter verb
intransitiv, neuter
неперехо́дныйneperexódnyj
(not comparable, usually)Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.
geschlechtslos
беспо́лыйbespólyj
having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
(literary, not comparable, usually)Sexless, non-sexual.
(not comparable, usually)Castrated; having had the reproductive organs removed.
Examples
12 sentencesI spent fifty dollars to get my dog neutered.
Я витратив п'ятдесят доларів на кастрацію свого собаки. — deniko
This dog is a neutered male.
deDer Hund hier ist ein kastrierter Rüde. — Vortarulo
It's time to neuter the cat.
It's time to neuter the dog.
deEs ist Zeit, den Hund zu kastrieren. — Rovo
Do we have to have our cat neutered?
ruМы должны кастрировать нашего кота? — Selena777
deMüssen wir unseren Kater kastrieren lassen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
Inherited from Middle English neutre, from Latin neuter, from ne (“not”) + uter (“either”)Inherited from Middle English neutre, from Latin neuter, from ne (“not”) + uter (“either”), a semantic loan from Koine Greek οὐδέτερος (oudéteros); compare English either, English whether, and neither.
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Forms
more neuter, most neuter| Comparative | more neuter Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most neuter Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
40 synonyms- having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs:sexless
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.