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Grammatikregel
Most rocks and minerals are masculine.
Ausnahmen
die Kohle (coal), die Kreide (chalk), dasIte endings
Wörter, die dieser Regel folgen
12 Substantive gefunden der
Bernstein amber
der
Diamant diamond
der
Granit granite
der
Kies gravel
der
Lehm clay
der
Marmor marble
der
Opal opal
der
Rubin ruby
der
Sand sand
der
Saphir sapphire
der
Smaragd emerald
der
Ton sound, tone, clay
Andere der-Regeln
Days of the week are masculineMonths are masculineSeasons are masculineMost times of day are masculineCardinal directions are masculineMost weather phenomena and precipitation types are masculineCar brand names are masculineMost alcoholic drinks are masculineMost rivers outside Germany are masculineMost rocks and minerals are masculineNames of mountains and mountain ranges are masculineNouns referring to male persons are masculineNouns specifically referring to male animals are masculineDefault/male form of professions are masculineNouns formed from verbs with -er ending are mostly masculineNouns ending in -ling are masculineNouns ending in -ismus (mostly abstract concepts) are always masculineNouns ending in -or are mostly masculineNouns ending in -ist (usually people) are masculineNouns ending in -ant or -ent (usually people) are masculineNouns ending in -ich are masculineNouns ending in -ig are masculineMost Latin-derived nouns ending in -us are masculineNouns formed from verb stems (without -en) are mostly masculineNames of planets and celestial bodies are mostly masculineFrench-origin nouns ending in -eur for male professions are masculineNouns ending in -är or -ar are mostly masculineMost currency names are masculine