| Country | Nationality | |
| Africa America Argentina Asia Austria Belgium Brazil China Denmark England Europe France Germany Great Britain Greece Holland Hungary India Ireland Italy Japan Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United States | Afrika Amerika Argentinië Azië Oostenrijk België Brazilië China Denemarken Engeland Europa Frankrijk Duitsland Groot Brittanië Griekenland Holland Hongarije India Ierland Italië Japan Nederland Noorwegen Polen Portugal Rusland Spanje Zweden Zwitserland Turkije Verenigde Staten | Afrikaan |
The feminine form of many occupations and nationalities is indicated by one of five endings. For most nationalities, -e is added, as in Nederlandse (Dutch woman). The endings -in, -es, -esse and -ster are also used to form female counterparts. -ster is added to verbs while -esse replaces the -is ending of some nouns.
| boer - boerin (farmer - female farmer/farmer's wife) leeuw - leeuwin (lion - lioness) koning - koningin (king - queen) Rus - Russin (Russian man - Russian woman) leraar - lerares (male teacher - female teacher) prins - prinses (prince - princess) | student - studente (male student - female student) secretaris - secretaresse (male secretary - female secretary) bibliothekaris - bibliothekaresse (male librarian - female librarian) schrijf - scrijfster (write - female author) verpleeg - verpleegster (nurse - female nurse) |
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