The same term is also used for the person responsible for steering a spacecraft, either in the maritime sense (as seen in a lot of science-fiction, such as in Star Trek), or in the aviation sense (as used by the US government currently, as well as seen in science-fiction). The aviation industry directly borrowed the term from the maritime industry (and, originally on larger aircraft, did the same with term navigator). This includes at minimum the pilot and any co-pilots, but may also, depending on context, include any navigators, flight engineers, or any other flight crew responsible for actually operating the aircraft. An «aviator» is a member of the crew of an aircraft. The word «pilot» can also refer to a person who directs a ship or boat, or figuratively who directs anything. «The pilot» is the person in direct chrage of flying the aircraft.
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Here’s my understanding of the suffix ess. People would normally attempt to use, if possible, a genderless word so as not to cause possible offence, It isn’t that important, and some words can’t be feminised, such as the ones mentioned in the question.
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So, generally the ending -ess means the feminine form. For example feminine from waiter is waitress, from actor – actress, etc. However, the use of the word «got» implies a more colloquial rendition, so I would not be totally against the non-comma version.
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The aviator took the controls and navigated the balloon through the storm. The aviator took the controls and flew the balloon through the storm. There are a number of words you can choose here.
Are feminine nouns ending with -ess the only proper option for females?
But these are not rules you can count on because «protector» can become «protectress» and don’t even bother looking for «actrix» in your spell check dictionary! If the word ends in «-ter»then drop the -ter pin-up casino login in favor of «-tress» Words with distinctly feminine forms are usually old.
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As for whether to use commas, and if using them, where to place them– If you mess with that word order in the slightest you’ll sound like a maniac. The aviator took the controls and piloted the balloon through the storm. Contemporary use of the -ette suffix for a female would be highly controversial if not borderline insulting. While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or popularization.
- Coordinating adjectives, which these are, should be separated by commas.
- But these are not rules you can count on because «protector» can become «protectress» and don’t even bother looking for «actrix» in your spell check dictionary!
- «The hair is black and straight, but also long»?
- Personally I like the two comma version the best, of the ones given.
In such a simple, unambiguous sentence it’s almost more readable without the commas though. With or without the commas, it’s unambiguous and completely understandable. So in this case, the adjectives are NOT coordinate adjectives, and a comma should NOT be used.
(1) Does the sentence still make sense if the word «and» is inserted between the two adjectives in question? So in terms of the word order alone, long straight black is fine. I think that whether or not the female -ess noun is used just depends on whether or not native speakers use that word frequently in the language. When we have a specifically feminine version of a noun which ends with the -ess suffix, like in huntress, sorceress, anchoress, etc. When it needs to be unambiguous, this sense is usually called an ‘aircraft pilot’, though it may be further qualified by the type of aircraft the pilot normally flies (for example ‘fighter pilot’, ‘cargo pilot’, or ‘bomber pilot’).
- There are a huge number of alternative noun phrases for this sense, based on what terminology is used for the spacecraft in question (for example ‘shuttle pilot’).
- I agree that «aviator» is a bit more old-fashioned.
- The aviator took the controls and navigated the balloon through the storm.
- If the word ends in «-ter»then drop the -ter in favor of «-tress»
- In such a simple, unambiguous sentence it’s almost more readable without the commas though.
These terms went obsolete so long ago that most people these days don’t even know that baker once had a feminine version. In other words, you can’t really go about creating feminine equivalents of random occupational words; you can merely use feminine equivalents, if they exist. Or is creating feminine forms simply not so important for native speakers? But I’ve never heard feminine forms for writer, programmer, designer etc.
There are a few other suffixes that indicate female gender but the rules of spelling get even more obscure. Some words in -er have feminine counterparts in -ress.1 And most words that end with -man can be feminized by changing it to -woman. Is there a rule by which a native speaker would create feminine forms? Is there a general rule how to create feminine words?
The word actor is a gender neutral word that defines an occupation. So «lion» becomes «lioness» and «author» becomes «authoress» So «hunter» becomes «huntress» and «enchanter» becomes «enchantress»
Aviator is now a more old fashioned term for pilot. An ‘aviator’ and a ‘pilot’ both refer to someone who can fly a plane. The -ment suffix is French, the -ion suffix is Latin, the -ing suffix is Germanic, and the -rix suffix is Celtic. See similar questions with these tags. I, personally, wouldn’t feminize any words that are gender neutral.
In the past, the term ‘aviator’ could be applied to the pilot, the navigator, or the flight engineer. There are no rules for learning them without just learning each word as you discover it. Many suffixes get the same meaning,such as development,oppression,their suffixes both mean state,so how do I choose the right suffix without dictionary. Lioness is the female lion. I, personally, would assume the suffix ess fits well with titles given to a person of nobility.
I agree that «aviator» is a bit more old-fashioned. «A pilot» is a person qualified to assume such a role, or a person who frequently does so. All of those directly responsible (in the air) for keeping an aircraft flying as intended.