...while in German the generic term "Meteorit" and consequently the meteorites are male. Exception can be, if you refer to an iron meteorite as "iron", then it's a neuter.
Martin -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Zelimir Gabelica Gesendet: Montag, 12. April 2010 08:32 An: Shawn Alan; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] What sex is your meteorite Here in France, it is unanimously and/or spontaneously accepted that all meteorites are considered female. Then we are sure that no one will ever be offended.... Zelimir At 07:45 12/04/2010, Shawn Alan wrote: >Hello Listers, > >I have been meaning to ask people what sex they >would consider their meteorites to be and if the >names of the meteorite would be the final factor >in determining sex? Or is this a silly question >for me to ask in the first place? > >Why I ask this question is because alot of times >I hear people refer to a classic car as a >female, like "look at her she's a beauty". I >have even caught myself referring to some of the >meteorites I own as a male of female. > >For instance, I would consider Almahata Sitta as >female because the way Almahata Sitta sounds has >this romantic feel to it when I say her name. Or >the Weston, I would definitely call it a male >meteorite because just the word sounds bold and strong when I say his name. > >Which sex are your meteorites and what >determining factors could dictate which way this would go? > >Shawn Alan > >eBay store >http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid= p4340 > >______________________________________________ >Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Prof. Zelimir Gabelica Université de Haute Alsace ENSCMu, Lab. GSEC, 3, Rue A. Werner, F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France Tel: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 94 Fax: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 15 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list