However, nouns referring to "things" weren't so predictable. They could be any gender, almost regardless of their meaning. For example, "seax" ("knife") is neuter, "gafol" ("fork") is feminine, and "cucler" ("spoon") is masculine. Even nouns which mean the same thing often have different genders: "beorg" ("mountain") is masculine while "dūn" is feminine, "steorra" ("star") is masculine while "tungol" is neuter, "ēagþȳrel" ("window") is neuter while "ēagduru" is feminine, "trēo" ("tree") is neuter while "bēam" is masculine, "sċieldweall" ("shield wall") is masculine while "sċieldburg" is feminine, etc.