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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
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Names of numerals
 Definition
die
der Dutzend, das Hundert
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Young persons and animals
 Definition
das
Term
Metals and chemical elements
 Definition
das
die Bronze, der Phosphor
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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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