"neopronoun" meaning in All languages combined

See neopronoun on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-neopronoun.wav Forms: neopronouns [plural], neo-pronoun [alternative]
enPR: nē′ō-prō′noun′ Rhymes: -əʊnaʊn Etymology: From neo- + pronoun. Etymology templates: {{af|en|neo-|pronoun}} neo- + pronoun Head templates: {{en-noun}} neopronoun (plural neopronouns)
  1. (grammar) A pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people. Wikidata QID: Q97441379 Synonyms: xenopronoun Translations (pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they): néopronom [masculine] (French), Neopronomen [neuter] (German), neozaimek [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), neopronome [masculine] (Portuguese), neopronombre [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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