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Grammar Rule
Nouns referring to male persons are masculine.
Words following this rule
49 nouns found der
Bruder brother
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Bräutigam groom
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Bürgermeister mayor
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Chef head, leader, boss
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Cousin cousin (m)
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Direktor director
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Ehemann husband
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Enkel grandson
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Exmann ex-husband
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Feind enemy
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Freund friend
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Gast guest
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Gott god
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Graf count, earl
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Großvater grandfather
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Held hero
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Herr man, Mr.
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Junge boy
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Kaiser emperor
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Kanzler chancellor
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Kerl fellow, bloke
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Kunde customer, client
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König king
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Lebensgefährte life partner (m)
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Mann man, husband
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Meister master
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Minister minister
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Nachbar neighbor
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Nachkomme descendant
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Neffe nephew
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Onkel uncle
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Opa grandpa
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Pate godfather
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Patient patient
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Prinz prince
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Präsident president
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Schwager brother-in-law
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Schwiegersohn son-in-law
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Schwiegervater father-in-law
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Senior senior (m)
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Sohn son
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Typ type
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Urenkel great-grandson
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Urgroßvater great-grandfather
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Vater father
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Verlobte fiancé
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Vorfahre ancestor
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Vormund guardian
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Witwer widower
Other der rules
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