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Rosomaqa wrote: "In Polish sun is neuter, and moon is masculine.
Both usually have a male personification. "

The same is true for most Slavic languages.

In both Latin and Greek, sun is masculine and moon is feminine. Therefore, the same is true for the Romance languages.

• Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Andy  Aug 31 2004, 12:34:27 PM
  • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Menke  Sep 5 2004, 8:18:13 AM
  • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Thank you all!  Sep 2 2004, 12:47:32 AM
    • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Anneza  Sep 2 2004, 11:45:16 PM
      • Feminazi? LOL excellent word (m) - Miss Claire  Sep 4 2004, 8:07:43 PM
      • May Selene protect you from them all n/t - Andy  Sep 3 2004, 12:22:09 AM
    • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Miss Claire  Sep 2 2004, 11:09:36 AM
  • mythologies - Miss Claire  Sep 1 2004, 2:49:26 PM
  • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Anneza  Sep 1 2004, 5:26:48 AM
  • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Oren  Sep 1 2004, 2:57:26 AM
    • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Andy  Sep 1 2004, 3:03:18 AM
      • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Oren  Sep 1 2004, 3:43:24 AM
        • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Andy  Sep 1 2004, 3:48:14 AM
  • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Pavlos  Sep 1 2004, 12:08:51 AM
  • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Miss Claire  Aug 31 2004, 2:14:29 PM
  • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Rosomaqa  Aug 31 2004, 1:32:57 PM
    • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Christo  Sep 1 2004, 3:40:43 AM
  • Re: Gender of "moon" and "sun" in different languages? - Caprice  Aug 31 2004, 12:47:02 PM