masculine vs masculine

masculine and masculine both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
masculine	Yes	Yes	No	No
masculine	Yes	Yes	No	No

masculine (noun)	masculine (noun)
a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male	a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

masculine (adjective)	masculine (adjective)
associated with men and not with women	associated with men and not with women
male (of grammatical gender)	male (of grammatical gender)
(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable	(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable