Nouns - Compound Nouns

There are also compound nouns which consist of two nouns. In this case the gender of the last noun dermines the gender of the compound noun. Here are some examples:

Examples for compound nouns			Phonetic Script	English

	Masculine compound noun
		Eis nt	[ais]	ice
	+	Tee m	[te:]	tea
	=	Eistee m	['aiste:]	iced tea

	Feminine compound noun
		Korn nt	[kɔrn]	corn
	+	Blume f	['blu:mə]	flower
	=	Kornblume f	['kɔrnblu:mə]	cornflower

	Neuter compound noun
		Schnee m	[ʃne:]	snow
	+	Glöckchen nt	['glœkçən]	little bell
	=	Schneeglöckchen nt	['ʃne:glœkçən]	snowdrop (literally: little snowbell)