btw it's hard to think about genders in the world where you've got 3 genders (masculine, feminine and neutral) and all 3 are used for both living beings and things.
'tramway' (tram) is feminine in Czech but masculine in Ukrainian and Russian, and nobody knows why. 'Ambulance' is of feminine gender in all 3, 'window' is of neutral gender in all 3, 'moon' is masculine in Czech and Ukrainian but feminine in Russian. And also nobody knows why.
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Date: 2025-02-27 07:52 am (UTC)'tramway' (tram) is feminine in Czech but masculine in Ukrainian and Russian, and nobody knows why. 'Ambulance' is of feminine gender in all 3, 'window' is of neutral gender in all 3, 'moon' is masculine in Czech and Ukrainian but feminine in Russian. And also nobody knows why.