compañere

Spanish

Etymology

Gender-neutral e replaces the gendered endings/elements a and o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompaˈɲeɾe/ [kõm.paˈɲe.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -eɾe
• Syllabification: com‧pa‧ñe‧re

Noun

compañere gender-neutral (plural compañeres, feminine compañera, feminine plural compañeras, masculine compañero, masculine plural compañeros)

1. (gender-neutral, neologism) fellow, companion; comrade; colleague; partner
   • 1976 November 11, Álvaro García Meseguer, “Sexismo y lenguaje”, in Cambio16‎^[1], archived from the original on 13 October 2007:

     Les polítiques podrán llamar compañeres a sus partidaries.

     Politicians will be able to call their supporters comrades.

Usage notes

• The letters x or e, or alternatively the symbol @, are occasionally used as gender-neutralizing letters in Spanish. Examples include novix in place of novia and novio, amigue in place of amiga and amigo, and latin@ instead of latina and latino.