neuter

English

/ˈnjuːtə/, /ˈn(j)uːtɚ/

adj

Definitions

(now) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.
(grammar) Intransitive.
(biology) Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.
(literary) Sexless, nonsexual.

Etymology

Derived from Latin neuter (neither).

Origin

Latin

neuter

Gloss

neither

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

whether English
whethersoever English
ne Latin
neuter Latin
neutralis Latin
uter Latin
neutro Spanish, Castilian
οὐδέ Ancient Greek
ἕτερος Ancient Greek
hwæþer Old English
neutre Old French
neutru Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
neutur Old Irish