Compatibility of Semantics of Suffixes with Gender Assignment in Old English

The article reveals the research results of a correlation between principles gender assignment and meaning coined words. In Old English, derivatives belonging to three genders (masculine, feminine neuter), inherited from Proto-Indo-European legacy, were numerous their suffixes determined some extent on basis semantic criteria. Our aimed at investigating possibility connection peculiarities derivatives. To carry analysis identify suffixes, we set 21 groups which characteristic English findings suggest that there are certain regularities part system in English. majority masculine responsible for nouns 3 – 5 while neuter have 2 4 groups. Thus, it is possible divide according primary content. paper provided evidence each following segments: notions people, administration social stratification suffixes; abstractions, feelings emotions, traits character activities ones, structures, locations lifeless objects suffixes. It was also evident build ground competition them vital further development an language course.