Nouns - Neuter Gender

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

Examples for neuter nouns		Phonetic Script	English

Determination by meanings

letters used as nouns
A nt (a, b, c... but das A, das B, das C ...)		[a:]	A
Exception:	Buchstabe m	['bu:xʃta:bə]	letter

fractions used as nouns
ein Drittel nt		[ain 'drɪtəl̩]	one third
drei Fünftel nt		[drai 'fʏnftəl]	three fifths

metals
Metall nt		[me'tal]	metal
Gold nt		['gɔlt]	gold
Silber nt		['zɪlbɐ]	silver

colours used as nouns
Gelb nt (gelb, but das Gelb)		[gɛlp]	yellow
Rot nt (rot, but das Rot)		[ro:t]	red
Exception:	Farbe f	['farbə]	colour

names of hotels
Hotel nt		[ho'tɛl]	hotel
Adlon nt		['a:dlɔn]	hotel in Berlin
Atlantic nt		[at'lantɪk]	hotel in Hamburg

names of theatres
Theater nt		[te'atɐ]	theatre
Staatstheater nt		['ʃta:tste'atɐ]	state theatre
Ohnsorg-Theater nt		['o:nzɔrkte'atɐ]	theatre in Hamburg where artists speak Low German

names of cafés
Café nt		[ka'fe:]	café
Straßencafé nt (literally: street café)		['ʃtra:sənka'fe:]	sidewalk café
Café Ines nt		[ka'fe: 'inɛs]	café in the Hagenbeck zoo Hamburg


Determination by endings, pre- or suffixes

foreign nouns ending in -al
Regal nt		[re'ga:l]	shelf

foreign nouns ending in -ar describing an entirety
Inventar nt		[ɪnvɛnˈta:ɐ]	inventory
Mobiliar nt		[mobiˈlia:ɐ]	furnishings

foreign nouns ending in -är describing an entirety
Militär nt		[miliˈtɛ:ɐ]	military

nouns ending in -chen (diminutive form)
Mädchen nt		['mɛ:tçən]	girl
Kaninchen nt		[ka'ni:nçən]	rabbit

nouns ending in -e derived from adjectives
das Gute nt (adjective: gut)		[das 'gu:tə]	the good thing
das Neue nt (adjective: neu)		[das 'nɔyə]	the (fresh) news

nouns ending in -en describing a process
Leben nt		['le:bən]	life

nouns ending in -en derived from infinitives
das Laufen nt		[das 'laufən]	the running
das Tanzen nt		[das 'tantsən]	the dancing

foreign nouns ending in -ett
Ballett nt		[ba'lɛt]	ballet
Parkett nt		[par'kɛt]	parquet (flooring)

nouns starting with Ge-
Gebiet nt		[gə'bi:t]	area
Gesicht nt		[gə'zɪçt]	face
Exception:	Gebrauch m	[gə'braux]	use, application

foreign nouns ending in -ial
Material nt		[mate'ria:l]	material

foreign nouns ending in -il
Profil nt		[pro'fi:l]	profile
Ventil nt		[vɛnˈti:l]	valve

foreign nouns made of English Verbs ending in -ing
Meeting nt		['mi:tɪŋ]	meeting
Timing nt		['taimɪŋ]	timing

foreign nouns ending in -ium
Präsidium nt		[prɛ'zi:diʊm]	police headquarters
Studium nt		['ʃtu:diʊm]	studies

nouns ending in -lein (diminutive form)
Männlein nt (Mann + -lein)		['mɛnlain]	little man
Büchlein nt (Buch + -lein)		['by:çlain]	little book

foreign nouns ending in -ma
Klima nt		['kli:ma]	climate
Thema nt		['te:ma]	subject, topic
Exception:	Firma f	['fɪrma]	company

foreign nouns ending in -ment
Argument nt		[argu'mɛnt]	argument
Fundament nt		[fʊnda'mɛnt]	foundations, basis

foreign nouns ending in -o
Auto nt		['auto]	car
Kino nt		['ki:no]	cinema

nouns ending in -tum
Eigentum nt		['aigəntu:m]	property
Wachstum nt		['vakstu:m]	growth
Exception:	Irrtum m	['ɪrtu:m]	error, mistake

foreign nouns ending in -um
Praktikum nt		['praktikʊm]	internship, period of practical training
Museum nt		[mu'ze:ʊm]	museum

nouns ending in -zeug
Flugzeug nt		['flu:ktsɔyk]	(aero)plane
Werkzeug nt		['vɛrktsɔyk]	tool