Nouns - Feminine Gender

Here is a list of those nouns which have a feminine gender and are accompanied by the feminine defined article die:

Examples for feminine nouns		Phonetic Script	English

Determination by meanings

female persons
Frau f		[frau]	woman
Tochter f		['tɔxtɐ]	daughter
Exception:	Mädchen nt	['mɛ:tçən]	girl

numbers used as nouns
Zahl f		[tsa:l]	number
Ziffer f		['tsɪfɐ]	digit, figure
Eins f (eins, zwei ... but die Eins, die Zwei)		[ains]	one

flowers
Blume f		['blu:mə]	flower
Anemone f		[ane'mo:nə]	anemone
Aster f		['astɐ]	aster, Michaelmas daisy
Dahlie f		['da:liə]	dahlia
Geranie f		[ge'ra:niə]	geranium
Gladiole f		[gla'dio:lə]	gladiolus
Glockenblume f		['glɔkənblu:mə]	bellflower
Hortensie f		[hɔr'tɛnziə]	hortensia
Kornblume f		['kɔrnblu:mə]	cornflower
Lilie f		['li:liə]	lily
Narzisse f		[nar'tsɪsə]	narcissus
Nelke f		['nɛlkə]	carnation
Orchidee f		[ɔrçi'de:ə]	orchid
Osterglocke f (literally: Easter bell)		['o:stɐglɔkə]	daffodil (yellow narcissus)
Rose f		['ro:zə]	rose
Sonnenblume f		['zɔnənblu:mə]	sunflower
Tulpe f		['tʊlpə]	tulip
Exceptions:	Enzian m	['ɛntsia:n]	gentian
	Fingerhut m	['fɪŋɐhu:t]	thimble (finger hat)
	Gänseblümchen nt	['gɛnzəbly:mçən]	daisy (little geese flower)
	Jasmin m	[jas'mi:n]	jasmine
	Krokus m	['kro:kʊs]	crocus
	Lavendel m	[la'vɛndəl]	lavender
	Maiglöckchen nt	['maiglœkçən]	lily of the valley (little bell of May)
	Mohn m	[mo:n]	poppy
	Phlox m	[flɔks]	phlox
	Salbei m	['zalbai]	sage
	Schneeglöckchen nt	['ʃne:glœkçən]	snowdrop (little snowbell)
	Veilchen nt	['failçən]	violet
	Vergissmeinnicht nt	[fɛɐ'gɪsmainnɪçt]	forget-me-not

trees
Birke f		['bɪrkə]	birch
Buche f		['bu:xə]	beech
Eibe f		['aibə]	yew
Eiche f		['aiçə]	oak
Erle f		['ɛrlə]	alder
Esche f		['ɛʃə]	ash
Fichte f		['fɪçtə]	spruce
Kiefer f		['ki:fɐ]	pine
Lärche f		['lɛrçə]	larch
Linde f		['lɪndə]	lime/linden
Palme f		['palmə]	palm
Pappel f		['papəl]	poplar
Pinie f		['pi:niə]	stone pine
Tanne f		['tanə]	fir
Ulme f		['ʊlmə]	elm
Weide f		['vaidə]	willow
Zeder f		['tse:dɐ]	cedar
Zypresse f		[tsy'prɛsə]	cypress
Exceptions:	Baum m	[baum]	tree
	Busch m	[bʊʃ]	bush
	Ahorn m	['a:hɔrn]	maple
	Wacholder m	[va'xɔldɐ]	juniper
	Weißdorn m	['vaisdɔrn]	hawthorn

fruits
Frucht f		[frʊxt]	fruit
Ananas f		['ananas]	pineapple
Aprikose f		[apri'ko:zə]	apricot
Apfelsine f		[apfəl'zi:nə]	orange
Banane f		[ba'na:nə]	banana
Beere f		['be:rə]	berry
Brombeere f		['brɔmbe:rə]	blackberry
Blaubeere f		['blaube:rə]	blueberry
Boysenbeere f		['bɔyzənbe:rə]	boysenberry
Erdbeere f (literally: earthberry)		['e:ɐtbe:rə]	strawberry
Heidelbeere f		['haidəlbe:rə]	bilberry, huckleberry
Himbeere f		['hɪmbe:rə]	raspberry
Johannisbeere f		[jo'hanɪsbe:rə]	currant
rote Johannisbeere f		['ro:tə jo'hanɪsbe:rə]	redcurrant
schwarze Johannisbeere f		['ʃvartsə jo'hanɪsbe:rə]	blackcurrant
Kranichbeere f		['kra:nɪçbe:rə]	cranberry
Preiselbeere f		['praizəlbe:rə]	lingonberry, mountain cranberry
Stachelbeere f		['ʃtaxəlbe:rə]	gooseberry
Birne f		['bɪrnə]	pear
Kirsche f		['kɪrʃə]	cherry
Kiwi f		['ki:vi]	kiwi
Limette f		[li'mɛtə]	lime
Litschi f		['lɪtʃi]	lychee
Mango f		['maŋgo]	mango
Mandarine f		[manda'ri:nə]	mandarin
Orange f		[o'raŋʒə]	orange
Pampelmuse f		[pampəl'mu:zə]	grapefruit
Papaya f		[pa'pa:ja]	papaya, pawpaw
Pflaume f		['pflaumə]	plum
Weintraube f (literally: winegrape)		['vaintraubə]	grape
Zitrone f		[tsi'tro:nə]	lemon
Zwetschge f		['tsvɛtʃgə]	damson
Nuss f		[nʊs]	nut
Erdnuss f (literally: earthnut)		['e:ɐtnʊs]	peanut
Haselnuss f		['ha:zəlnʊs]	hazelnut
Walnuss f		['valnʊs]	walnut
Mandel f		['mandəl]	almond
Exceptions:	Apfel m	['apfəl]	apple
	Pfirsich m	['pfɪrzɪç]	peach

names of planes
Boeing f		['bo:ɪŋ]	Boeing (Lufthansa plane)
Exception:	Airbus m	['ɛ:ɐbʊs]	airbus

names of ships
Deutschland f		['dɔytʃlant]	Germany
Hiddensee f		['hɪdənze:]	island in the German Baltic Sea
Exception:	Schiff nt	[ʃɪf]	ship

names of motorbikes
Horex f		['ho:rɛks]	German motorbike company
Zündapp f		['tsʏndap]	German motorbike company
Exception:	Motorrad nt	[mo'torat]	motorbike


Determination by endings, pre- or suffixes

foreign nouns ending in -a
Kamera f		['kaməra]	camera
Liga f		['li:ga]	league

nouns ending in -cht
Flucht f		[flʊxt]	escape
Nacht f		[naxt]	night

nouns ending in -e
Erde f		['e:ɐdə]	earth
Karte f		['kartə]	card

nouns ending in -ei
Bäckerei f		[bɛkə'rai]	bakery
Metzgerei f		[mɛtsgə'rai]	butcher shop

nouns ending in -er derived from verbs with the infinitive ending -ern
Dauer f (verb: dauern)		['dauɐ]	duration
Feier f (verb: feiern)		['faiɐ]	celebration

nouns ending in -falt derived from adjectives with the ending -fältig
Sorgfalt f		['zɔrkfalt]	care
Vielfalt f		[ˈfi:lfalt]	variety

nouns ending in -ft
Luft f		[lʊft]	air
Zukunft f		['tsu:kʊnft]	future

nouns ending in -heit
Freiheit f		['fraihait]	freedom
Schönheit f		['ʃø:nhait]	beauty

foreign nouns ending in -ie
Familie f		[fa'mi:liə]	family
Industrie f		['ɪndʊsˈtri:]	industry

nouns ending in -in derived from masculine nouns
Freundin f (Freund m)		['frɔyndɪn]	friend (female)
Lehrerin f (Lehrer m)		['le:rərɪn]	teacher (female)

foreign nouns ending in -ik if they do not describe persons
Musik f		[mu'zi:k]	music
Technik f		['teçnɪk]	technology

foreign nouns ending in -ion
Diskussion f		[dɪskʊ'sio:n]	discussion
Situation f		[zitua'tsio:n]	situation

nouns ending in -keit derived from adjectives
Abhängigkeit f		['aphɛŋɪçkait]	dependence
Möglichkeit f		['mø:klɪçkait]	possibility

foreign nouns ending in -nz
Arroganz f		[aro'gants]	arrogance
Intelligenz f		[ɪntɛli'gɛnts]	intelligence
Exception:	Popanz m	['po:pants]	clown, bogeyman

nouns ending in -schaft
Freundschaft f		['frɔyntʃaft]	friendship
Wirtschaft f		[vɪrtʃaft]	economy, pub

foreign nouns ending in -tät
Identität f		[idɛnti'tɛ:t]	identity
Qualität f		[kvali'tɛ:t]	quality

foreign nouns ending in -thek(e)
Apotheke f		[apo'te:kə]	pharmacy
Bibliothek f		[biblio'te:k]	library

foreign nouns ending in -tur
Natur f		[na'tu:ə]	nature
Kultur f		[kʊl'tu:ə]	culture

nouns ending in -ung derived from verbs
Bedeutung f (verb: bedeuten)		[bə'dɔytʊŋ]	meaning
Enttäuschung f (verb: enttäuschen)		[ɛn'tɔyʃʊŋ]	disappointment