Gender system in Slavic languages

Mika   Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:59 pm GMT
Hello!

Could someone please give an outline of the gender system in Slavic languages?

From what I've read:

Polish:
1. personal masculine
2. animate masculine
3. inanimate masculine
4. feminine
5. neuter

Czech & Slovak:
1. animate masculine
2. inanimate masculine
3. feminine
4. neuter

Slovenian & Serbo-Croatian:
1. masculine
2. feminine
3. neuter


I'm especially interested in the opposition between personal vs. animate vs. inanimate.
Do they only exist in Polish, Czech, and Slovak?
Does such applies only to masculine nouns (and adjectives)?

Thank you!


Mika
Skippy   Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:48 pm GMT
I think most of the Slavic languages still have words that will fit into a personal/animate/inanimate distinction, but because of their rarity they are seen or considered more idiomatic than anything else.
Mika   Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:21 pm GMT
Thanks Skippy!
Skippy   Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:02 am GMT
Anytime! I was hoping someone would confirm or refute my understanding...