en-ord

Compound of en (“a, an”) +‎ ord (“word”). First attested in 1894

• Homophone: n-ord

en-ord n

1. (linguistics, colloquial) A common gender noun; a noun that pairs with en (“a, an”), -en (“definite form singular”) and den (“that”).

   Synonyms: utrum, n-ord

   Antonyms: ett-ord, neutrum

   • 2011 July 6, “En- och ett-ord [Common and neuter words]”, in Språket, Sveriges Radio:

     Jag har googlat lite på det här, men inte hittat särskilt mycket information. Någon trodde sig veta att ord som har någon koppling till människor, djur och natur oftast skulle vara en-ord. En annan teori var att låneord med ändelsen -tion också skulle vara en-ord.

     I’ve googled this a bit but haven’t found much information. Someone thought that words related to humans, animals, and nature were usually common gender words. Another theory was that loanwords ending in -tion would also typically be common gender words.