Gender Clues for Nouns Flashcards
Most nouns ending in -er that are agents of a specific activity are:
Masculine
Days, months, and seasons are always what gender?
Masculine
Points of the compass are always what gender?
Masculine
The noun ending -ig indicates what gender?
Masculine
The noun ending -ich indicates what gender?
Masculine
The noun ending -ing indicates what gender?
Masculine
The noun ending -ast indicates what gender?
Masculine
The noun ending -mus indicates what gender?
Masculine
The noun ending -in indicates what gender?
Feminine
Names of most trees, flowers, and fruits are what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -ei indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -ie indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -ik indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -ion indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -heit indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -keit indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -schaft indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -tät indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -ung indicates what gender?
Feminine
The noun ending -ur indicates what gender?
Feminine
The diminutive noun ending -chen indicates what gender?
Neuter
The diminutive noun ending -lein indicates what gender?
Neuter
Diminutive forms usually have an umlaut for what stem vowels?
a, o, u, au
Most nouns of foreign origin that end in -o are what gender?
Neuter
