(тек)</</span></</span>span>span> (gender)</</span></</span>span>span> –</</span></</span>span>span> тіл</</span></</span>span>span> өз</</span></</span>span>span> зат</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span> есімдері</</span></</span>span>span> мен</</span></</span>span>span> есімдіктерін</</span></</span>span>span> категориялайтын,</</span></</span>span>span> өз</</span></</span>span>span>ара жоққа</</span></</span>span>span> шығарушы</</span></</span>span>span> түрлердің</</span></</span>span>span> жиынтығы.</</span></</span>span>span> Көптеген</</span></</span>span>span> тіл</</span></</span>span>span>де есімдіктердің</</span></</span>span>span> тегі</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span> жынысқа</</span></</span>span>span> сәйкес</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span> келеді</</span></</span>span>span> (ол</</span></</span>span>span> оған</</span></</span>span>span> қарама-қарсы</</span></</span>span>span>),</</span></</span>span>span> ал</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span> зат</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span> есімдердің</</span></</span>span>span> тегі</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span> (род</</span></</span>span>span>)</</span></</span>span>span> олардың</</span></</span>span>span> дыбысымен</</span></</span>span>span> айқындал</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span>ады (о-ға</</span></</span>span>span> аяқтал</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span>атын сөз</</span></</span>span>span> бір</</span></</span>span>span> род</</span></</span>span>span>қа</</span></</span>span>span>,</</span></</span>span>span> ал</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span> а-ға</</span></</span>span>span> аяқтал</</span></</span>span>span></</span></</span>span>span>атын сөз</</span></</span>span>span> басқа</</span></</span>span>span> род</</span></</span>span>span>қа</</span></</span>span>span> жатады)</</span></</span>span>span> немесе</</span></</span>span>span><