masculines
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About the end of the 11th century feminines not ending in e = ǝ take, by analogy of the masculines, s in the nom. sing., thus distinguishing nom. flors from acc. flor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
She had not succeeded in capturing a husband yet, but it seemed quite possible with all this influx of masculines.
From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
The question ought to be met squarely by the "masculines" as well as by the women.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
A century later, masculines without s in the nom. sing. take this consonant by analogy of the other masculines, giving leres as nom. similar to tors.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
We masculines took ourselves off for a while.
From Kitty's Conquest by King, Charles
