general terms for groups of multiple genders by proportion
A discussion with @libragender led to the realization that there are several terms for multiple genders and for partial genders, but not many more granular terms for multiple genders or the combination of these.
My apologies for the extreme nerdiness inherent in this. I hope you will find the terms useful!
These can be used on their own or as adjectives for another term or system- it may also be useful to use shorthand terms from something like the alloy system, but I’m unsure if the creator of that system is okay with using them like that.
the list is organized like:
- identity (star namesake): explanation
dualgender:
- spicic (alpha virginis): when one has two genders of fairly similar proportions
- almazic (epsilon aurigae): when one has two genders but one is confusing or obscured
- siric (alpha canis majoris): when one has two genders of varying proportions
- procyonic (alpha canis minoris): see siric, but the proportions are counter to the standard assumption (perhaps use in conjunction with “libragender”, unless there’s a counter term?)
- miric (omicron ceti): when one has two genders that fluctuate in proportion
- cygnic (cygnus x-1): when one has either one or two genders, but a strong component of one’s gender identity is agender or demigender
trigender:
- gliesic (gliese 667): when one has three genders of fairly similar proportion
- rigikenic (alpha centuari): when one has three genders, two of which are much more prominent than the third
- polaric (alpha ursae minoris): when one has three genders, one of which is more prominent than the other two
- fomalhic (alpha piscis austrini): when one has three genders of varying proportion
- algolic (beta persei): when one has three to four genders that fluctuate in proportion
- quvidelic (qv telescopii): when one has three to five genders with some components being agender or demigenders
tetragender:
- xitauric (xi tauri): when one has four genders of fairly similar proportion
- capellic (alpha aurigae): when one has four genders, two of which are major and two of which are minor
- mizaric (zeta ursae majoris): when one has four genders of varying proportion
quingender
- dabihic (beta capricorni): when one has five genders of fairly similar proportion
- mintakic (delta orionis): when one has five genders of varying proportion
- almachic (gamma andromedae): when one has five to six genders that fluctuate in proportion
hexagender
- betucic (beta tucanae): when one has six genders of fairly similar proportion
- castoric (alpha geminorum): when one has six genders of varying proportion
- sagatic (sagittarius a*): when one has six or more genders with some components being agender or demigenders
septegender+:
- djabbanic (nu scorpii): when one has seven or more genders of fairly similar proportion
- arcassic (AR cassiopeiae): when one has seven or more genders of varying proportion
- trapezic (trapezium cluster): when one has more than seven genders that fluctuate in proportion to each other, or if one has many genders of chaotic proportions
I’d love to hear your feedback, especially if you have suggestions for things I missed or if I misuse anything! @lgbtqiarchive @variant-archive
