In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, such as male and female.
Example of gender specific nouns for a female are:
You will note that there is no common ending for these nouns that indicates that they are Words for a female. A few English nouns have a common ending of -ess, such as waitress or empress, but this is not a reliable way to identify a gender specific noun for a female. The noun 'witness' is a common gender noun, a Word for a male or a female; the noun 'dress' is a neuter noun, a Word for something that has no gender.
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