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1
Q

Most nouns ending in -er that are agents of a specific activity are:

A

Masculine

2
Q

Days, months, and seasons are always what gender?

A

Masculine

3
Q

Points of the compass are always what gender?

A

Masculine

4
Q

The noun ending -ig indicates what gender?

A

Masculine

5
Q

The noun ending -ich indicates what gender?

A

Masculine

6
Q

The noun ending -ing indicates what gender?

A

Masculine

7
Q

The noun ending -ast indicates what gender?

A

Masculine

8
Q

The noun ending -mus indicates what gender?

A

Masculine

9
Q

The noun ending -in indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

10
Q

Names of most trees, flowers, and fruits are what gender?

A

Feminine

11
Q

The noun ending -ei indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

12
Q

The noun ending -ie indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

13
Q

The noun ending -ik indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

14
Q

The noun ending -ion indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

15
Q

The noun ending -heit indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

16
Q

The noun ending -keit indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

17
Q

The noun ending -schaft indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

18
Q

The noun ending -tät indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

19
Q

The noun ending -ung indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

20
Q

The noun ending -ur indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

21
Q

The diminutive noun ending -chen indicates what gender?

A

Neuter

22
Q

The diminutive noun ending -lein indicates what gender?

A

Neuter

23
Q

Diminutive forms usually have an umlaut for what stem vowels?

A

a, o, u, au

24
Q

Most nouns of foreign origin that end in -o are what gender?

A

Neuter

25
Q

Infinitive used as nouns are what gender?

A

Neuter

26
Q

The noun ending -ium indicates what gender?

A

Neuter

27
Q

The noun ending -um indicates what gender?

A

Neuter