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Noun Gender Indicators
Based on Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, indicators of the grammatical gender of German nouns.
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Language - German
Undergraduate 3
12/01/2011

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Term
Male persons and male animals
Definition
der
Term
Seasons
Definition
der
Term
Months
Definition
der
Term
Days of the week
Definition
der
Term
Points of the compass
Definition
der
Term
Words referring to winds and kinds of weather
Definition
der
das Wetter, das Gewitter, die Witterung
Term
Rocks and minerals
Definition
der
Term
Alcoholic drinks and plant-based drinks
Definition
der
das Bier
Term
Makes of car
Definition
der
Term
Rivers outside Germany
Definition
der
Those ending in -a or -e are feminine. die Seine, die Themse
Term
Monetary units
Definition
der
die Mark, das Pfund
Term
Mountains and mountain ranges
Definition
der
die Sierra Nevada, die Eifel
Term
Female persons and animals
Definition
die
das Weib, das Fräulein
Term
Aeroplanes, motorbikes, and ships
Definition
die
Some names retain the gender of the base word.
Term
Native German names of rivers
Definition
die
der Main, der Rhein
Term
Names of numerals
Definition
die
der Dutzend, das Hundert
Term
Young persons and animals
Definition
das
Term
Metals and chemical elements
Definition
das
die Bronze, der Phosphor
Term
Scientific units
Definition
das
Liter and Meter may be either das or der.
Term
Letters of the alphabet and musical notes
Definition
das
In Swiss, letters are masculine.
Term
Other parts of speech used as nouns
Definition
das
This includes verb infinitives and English -ing forms, e.g. das Du, das Meeting, das Kommen.
Term
Languages
Definition
das
Term
Colors
Definition
das
Term
Hotels, cafes, restaurants, and cinemas
Definition
das
Term
Continents
Definition
das
die Antarktis, all ending in -a, -e, -ie, or -ei, except Afrika
Term
Countries
Definition
das
die Schweiz, der Irak, der Kongo, all ending in -a, -e, -ie, or -ei, except China
Term
Provinces and towns
Definition
das
die Pfalz, all ending in -a, -e, -ie, or -ei
Term
-ant
Definition
der
Term
-ast
Definition
der
Term
-ich
Definition
der
Term
-ig
Definition
der
Term
-ismus
Definition
der
Term
-ling
Definition
der
Term
-or
Definition
der
das Labor
Term
-us
Definition
der
das Genus, das Tempus
Term
-a
Definition
die
das Sofa, words that end in -ma (das)
Term
-anz
Definition
die
Term
-enz
Definition
die
Term
-ei
Definition
die
Term
-heit
Definition
die
Term
-keit
Definition
die
Term
-ie
Definition
die
das Genie
Term
-ik
Definition
die
der Katholik, der Atlantik, das Mosaik
Term
-in
Definition
die
Chemical terms
Term
-schaft
Definition
die
Term
-sion
Definition
die
Term
-tion
Definition
die
Term
-tät
Definition
die
Term
-ung
Definition
die
Term
-ur
Definition
die
das Abitur, das Futur, das Purpur
Term
-chen
Definition
das
Term
-lein
Definition
das
Term
-ma
Definition
das
der Firma
Term
-tel
Definition
das
Term
-tum
Definition
das
Term
-um
Definition
das
der Irrtum, der Reichtum, der Konsum
Term
Nouns formed from strong verbs without a suffix
Definition
der
das Band, das Grab, das Leid
Term
Most nouns ending in -t from verbs
Definition
die
der Dienst, der Durst, der Frost das Gift
Term
-it
Definition
das
der Profit, der Granit
Term
-ment
Definition
das
der Zement
Term
-il
Definition
das
Term
-icht
Definition
das
Term
-el
Definition
der (60%)
die (25%)
Term
-er
Definition
der (60%)
die (25%)
Term
-en
Definition
der (60%)
Term
Nouns from -en verb infinitives
Definition
das
Term
-e
Definition
die (90%)
Term
Ge-
Definition
das
Names of male or female humans
Term
-nis
Definition
das (70%)
die (30%)
Term
-sal
Definition
das (70%)
das (30%)
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