A classifier is a word or affix that expresses the classification of a noun.
(Spanish)
In Spanish, the affixes -a and -o classify nouns according to feminine or masculine gender, respectively. Here are some examples of nouns they classify:
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Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.