I am thinking about three different meanings of the word Titan:
- a moon of Saturn
- a chemical element
- a God/Goddess in the Greek mythology (maybe these exist only in the plural form)
What are the grammatical genders in each of these cases?
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Sign up to join this communityI am thinking about three different meanings of the word Titan:
What are the grammatical genders in each of these cases?
Der Titan (Saturn's moon)
Das Titan(ium) (chemical element Ti)
Der Titan (male deity, e.g. Yapetus), die Titanin (female deity, e.g. Theia), just like English titan/titanesse. More of them are die Titanen (Titans).
https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Titan does not have the female form of the greek deities, but it exists nevertheless. "Titanide" seems to be another expression for the female titanic versions, apparently derived from Greek. So be it, then.