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Grammar Rule
Nouns ending in -ei are feminine.
Words following this rule
15 nouns found die
Allgemei general education
die
Brauerei brewery
die
Bäckerei bakery
die
Bücherei library
die
Datei data file
die
Kriminalpolizei criminal investigation department
die
Malerei painting
die
Metzgerei butcher shop
die
Partei political party
die
Polizei police
die
Regierungspartei ruling party
die
Schneiderei tailor shop
die
Staatskanzlei state chancellery
die
Türkei Turkey
die
Volkspartei people's party
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