gender Are feminine nouns ending with ess the only proper option for females? English Language Learners Stack Exchange
So “hunter” becomes “huntress” and “enchanter” becomes “enchantress” So “aviator” becomes “aviatrix” and “administrator” becomes “administratrix” Unfortunately English, especially Americanized English, has a tendency to outright steal words from other languages so spelling in English isn’t as easy as some more orderly languages. Are feminine nouns ending with -ess the only proper option for females? …