Question

Identify the feminine form of the noun- Administrator
A) Administratoress
B) Administratora
C) Administratorina
D) Administratrix

Answer 1

Hint: There are 4 types of gender nouns- Feminine gender nouns, masculine gender nouns, common gender nouns and neutral gender nouns.

Complete Answer: As given in the hint, let’s understand the 4 types of gender nouns in detail-
1) Feminine gender nouns- These nouns indicate women, girls and female animals. Example- mother, hen, goddess etc.
2) Masculine gender nouns- These nouns indicate men, boys and male animals. Example- father, cock, god etc.
3) Common gender nouns- These nouns indicate people and animals that can either be female or male. Example- doctor, teacher, driver etc.
4) Neutral gender nouns- These nouns indicate things that are neither male nor female. Example- bed, pencil, table etc.
In the given question; ‘Administrator’ refers to the chairman or male manager who carries out the administration procedure of a company.
Example- The company administrator was called by the boss. Here, we can understand that the company manager or chairman was called by the boss.

Now, let’s examine the given options-
Administratoress- No such word exists in English language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Administratora- No such word exists in English language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Administratorina- No such word exists in English language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Administratrix – ‘Administratrix’ is the feminine gender noun of ‘administrator’. Hence, it is the correct option.

The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note: We often use ‘administrator’ as a common gender noun to refer to either a male manager or a female manager.