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Grammar Rule
Nouns ending in -um (Latin origin) are neuter.
Words following this rule
33 nouns found das
Album album
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Antibiotikum antibiotic
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Aquarium aquarium
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Datum date
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Eigentum property
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Einkaufszentrum shopping center
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Forum forum, audience, public discussion
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Geburtsdatum date of birth
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Gremium committee
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Gymnasium secondary school
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Haltbarkeitsdatum expiry date
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Individuum individual
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Jubiläum anniversary, jubilee
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Kriterium criterion
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Maximum maximum
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Medium medium
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Minimum minimum
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Ministerium ministry, department
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Museum museum
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Parfum perfume
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Praktikum internship
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Publikum public, audience
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Referendum referendum
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Spektrum spectrum
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Stipendium scholarship
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Studium study, studies
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Touristenvisum tourist visa
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Universum universe
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Visum visa
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Votum vote, verdict
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Wachstum growth
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Wirtschaftswachstum economic growth
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Zentrum center
Other das rules
All nouns with diminutive -chen ending are neuterAll nouns with diminutive -lein ending are neuterColors used as nouns are neuterMost metals and chemical elements are neuterNominalized infinitives (verbs used as nouns) are always neuterMost nouns beginning with prefix Ge- are neuterLetters used as nouns are neuterMusical notes are neuterNouns referring to young humans or animals are often neuterNouns ending in -um (Latin origin) are neuterNouns ending in -ium are neuterNouns ending in -ment are neuterNouns ending in -ma (Greek origin) are mostly neuterMost nouns ending in -o are neuterNouns ending in -tum are mostly neuterAbout 70% of nouns ending in -nis are neuterNouns ending in -ett are neuterMost country and city names are neuter (used without article)Names of hotels and cafés are neuterMany nouns ending in -at are neuterCollective nouns starting with Ge- are often neuterMost fractions are neuterLanguages used as nouns are neuterScientific terms ending in -ik (from Greek) can be neuterEnglish loanwords ending in -ing are neuterChemical/scientific terms ending in -in (long i sound) are neuter