Chapter 7: Formation and Treatment of Names


Article 30. Gender of genus-group names. The gender of a genus-group name is determined by the provisions of this Article.

30.1. Gender of names formed from Latin or Greek words. Subject to the exceptions specified in Article 30.1.4,

30.2. Gender of names formed from words that are neither Latin nor Greek.

Recommendation 30A. Gender and derivation to be made explicit. Authors should expressly state the gender and derivation of a new genus-group name when establishing it.

Recommendation 30B. Gender to be made self-evident. So that the gender of new genus-group names is self-evident, authors, when forming new names based on words that are not Latin or Greek and stating their genders, are advised to choose genders for them appropriate to their endings.


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