Question

Identify the feminine form of the given noun:
Fox

a)Foxen
b)Foxenne
c)Foxine
d)Vixen

Answer 1

Hint: Fox is a wild animal of the dog family. It is often used as a gender specific noun for both male and female fox. It does have feminine and masculine noun forms.

Complete step by step answer:
Option a “Foxen” is nonstandard, dialectical plural of the noun fox. The present plural form is foxes. Thus, option a is incorrect.

Option b “foxene” is incorrect as there is no such word in the English language.

Option c “foxine” is incorrect too. There is no such word in the English language.

Option d “vixen” is the feminine form of the noun fox. Earlier it was “fixen”. Therefore, option d is the correct answer.


Note: The word fox is a gender common noun. Female foxes are called vixen and male foxes are called dogs.