German Noun Suffixes as Gender Predictors 3

Nouns Ending in -ik - Usually feminine

NOTE: Gender exceptions are marked *

r Atlantik* the Atlantic

e Belletristik fiction, belles-lettres

e Dynamik dynamic(s)

e Ethik ethic(s)

e Fabrik factory

e Grammatik grammar
e Grafik graphic(s)

e Hektik hectic pace, hustle and bustle

e Karibik Caribbean
e Klassik classical (music, style, period)
e Klinik hospital, clinic
e Komik comic effect

e Logik logic
e Lyrik poetry

e Mathematik math
e Musik music
e Mystik mysticism

e Panik grammar
r Pazifik* the Pacific
e Physik physics
s Pik* spade (cards)
e Politik politics; policy

e Romanik Romanesque (style, period)
e Romantik Romantic (style, period)

e Statistik statistics

e Trafik smoke shop (Austria)
e Tragik tragedy