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Grammar Rule
Most nouns ending in -ur are feminine.
Exceptions
das Abitur (graduation exam), das Futur (future tense)
Words following this rule
21 nouns found die
Agentur agency
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Architektur architecture
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Diktatur dictatorship
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Figur figure
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Infrastruktur infrastructure
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Kandidatur candidacy
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Klausur written exam
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Konjunktur state of the economy
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Korrektur correction
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Kultur culture
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Literatur literature
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Natur nature
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Reparatur repair
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Schnur cord/string
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Skulptur sculpture
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Spur track, lane
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Struktur structure
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Tastatur keyboard
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Temperatur temperature
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Tour tour, trip
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Zensur censorship, grade
Other die rules
Nouns referring to female persons are feminineNouns specifically referring to female animals are feminineProfessions with -in ending for females are feminineNouns ending in -ung are always feminineNouns ending in -heit are always feminineNouns ending in -keit are always feminineNouns ending in -schaft are always feminineNouns ending in -tät or -ität are feminineNouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminineNouns ending in -ie are feminineNouns ending in -ik are feminineMost nouns ending in -ur are feminineNouns ending in -anz or -enz are feminineNouns ending in -ei are feminineAbout 90% of nouns ending in -e are feminineMost tree names are feminineMost flower names are feminineMany fruit names are feminineMost rivers in Germany/Austria/Switzerland are feminineMotorcycle brand names are feminineShip names are feminineAirplane names/models are feminineNumbers used as nouns are feminineNouns ending in -ade (from French/Italian) are feminineNouns ending in -age (from French) are feminineNouns ending in -ose are feminineNouns ending in -sis or -xis are feminineNouns ending in -ine for chemical substances are feminineContinent names are feminine when used with an article