m/k

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Danish

Etymology

From mand/mandlig and kvinde/kvindelig.

Adjective

m/k (neuter m/k, plural and definite singular attributive m/k)

  1. Used to indicate that something, usually a profession, is not gender-specific.
    • 2012, Hans Jorgen Torkelund, Sunde Rødder, Nye Skud, BoD – Books on Demand (→ISBN), page 158:
      Diakonisserne er pr. definition sygeplejersker m/k, og diakonerne, ligeledes m/k, får en uddannelse, som minder om en dansk socialrådgiver.
      The deaconesses are, per definition, nurses of either gender, and the deacons, likewise a unisex term, receive an education similar to that of a Danish social worker.
    • 1988, Council of the European Union, Collection of Consolidated Texts: Council regulation
      ... særlig ved at uddanne lærere (m/k), undervisere (m/k) og administrativt personale, ...
      ... in particular by educating teachers (of either gender), educators (of either gender) and administrative personnel, ...
    • 2003, Danske talesprog
      ... kan det tænkes , at det også især er andre landmænd (m/k), ...
      ... it is conceivable that it is also, in particular, other farmers (of either gender), ...