gender / genus
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gender
In grammar, the grammatical gender of a noun, which in languages such as German can be masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Beim Deutschlernen ist es wichtig, das Genus jedes Nomens mitzulernen.
When learning German, it is important to learn the gender of each noun as well.
genus
In biology, a rank in the classification of living organisms that stands above the species and below the family.
Löwen und Tiger gehören beide zum Genus Panthera.
Lions and tigers both belong to the genus Panthera.
To distinguish the meaning, pay attention to the context. Words like 'Nomen' (noun), 'Artikel' (article), or 'grammatisch' (grammatical) point to grammatical gender. Words like 'Art' (species), 'Familie' (family), or 'Tier' (animal) point to biological classification.
Das Genus des Wortes „Tisch“ ist maskulin.
The gender of the word 'Tisch' (table) is masculine.
Both meanings of 'Genus' (gender/genus) are technical terms. One belongs to linguistics, the other to biology.
Im Linguistik-Seminar diskutierten wir über das Genus in verschiedenen Sprachen.
In the linguistics seminar, we discussed gender in different languages.
In a grammatical context, 'Genus' (gender) is often combined with adjectives such as 'grammatisches' (grammatical), 'maskulines' (masculine), 'feminines' (feminine), or 'sächliches' (neuter) Genus.
Das Wort „Mädchen“ hat ein sächliches Genus, obwohl es eine Person beschreibt.
The word 'Mädchen' (girl) has neuter gender, even though it describes a person.
gender / sex
In grammar, Geschlecht can refer to the gender of a noun, but it is more general and is often specified with „grammatisch“. Genus is the unambiguous technical term for this category. In ordinary teaching, both are possible, but Genus is more precise in linguistic texts.
Das Genus von „Mädchen“ ist sächlich.
The Genus of „Mädchen“ is neuter.
Das grammatische Geschlecht von „Mädchen“ ist sächlich.
The grammatical gender of „Mädchen“ is neuter.
