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Special German-English Nouns Glossary

Nouns with "irregular" endings

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SPECIAL DER-NOUNS GLOSSARY
Nouns that add -n, -en, or other endings in any case other than the nominative. See details in Part One.

Examples:
(AKK.) "Kennst du den Franzosen?" (Do you know the Frenchman?)
(DAT.) "Was hat sie dem Jungen gegeben?" (What did she give the boy?)
(GEN.) "Das ist der Name des Herrn." (That's the gentleman's name.)

Endings shown are for (1) the genitive/accusative/dative and (2) the plural.

der Alte old man (-n, -n)

der Architekt architect (-en, -en)***

der Automat vending machine (-en, -en)***

der Bär bear (-en, -en)***
Often des Bärs in informal genitive usage

der Bauer farmer, peasant; yokel (-n, -n)

der Beamte civil servant (-n, -n)

der Bote messenger (-n, -n)

der Buchstabe letter (of alphabet) (-ns, -n)**

der Bursche boy, lad; fellow, guy (-n, -n)

der Deutsche male German (-n, -n)

der Einheimische native, local (-n, -n)

der Erwachsene adult (-n, -n)

der Franzose Frenchman (-n, -n)

der Fremde stranger (-n, -n)

der Friede peace (-ns, -n)**
Also der Frieden peace (-s, -)

der Funke spark (-ns, -n)**
Also der Funk radio (-s, -)

der Fürst prince (-en, -en)***

der Gatte male spouse (-n, -n)

der Gefangene prisoner (-n, -n)

der Gelehrte scholar (-n, -n)

der Glaube belief (-ns, -n)**

der Graf count (-en, -en)***

der Heilige saint (-n, -n)

der Held hero (-en, -en)***

der Herr gentleman, lord (-n, -en)

der Hirt herdsman (-en, -en)***

der Kamerad comrade (-en, -en)***

der Kollege colleague (-n, -n)

der Kommandant commander (-en, -en)***

der Kunde customer (-n, -n)

der Löwe lion; Leo (astrol.) (-n, -n)

der Mensch person, human being (-en, -en)***

der Name name (-ns, -n)**

der Nachbar neighbor (-n, -n)
Often the -n ending is only used in the genitive singular.

der Junge boy (-n, -n)

der Käse cheese (-s, -)* Plural is usually Käsesorten.

der Planet planet (-en, -en)***

der Präsident president (-en, -en)***

der Prinz prince (-en, -en)***

der Riese giant (-n, -n)

der Same seed (-ns, -n)**
Also der Samen seed (-s, -)

der Soldat soldier (-en, -en)***

der Tor fool, idiot (-en, -en)***

der Verwandte relative (-n, -n)

der Wille will (-ns, -n)**


* no -n added
** genitive ending is unusual, neither -n nor -en
*** non-e nouns that add -en in all cases except nominative

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