German Gender 2

Nouns are neuter 

with the following suffixes

diminutives:  -chen, -lein, -le,  fractions ending in -el

das Mädchen, das Kämmerlein,das Häusle, das Viertel

-um, ium (most chemical elements), -ment

das Plenum, das Aluminium, das Fundament

Colors

das Grün

Letters

das Yspilon

Infinitives

das Lesen

most nouns with the prefix Ge- (derived from verbs)

often with a pejorative meaning: das Geschwätz, das Gejammer

nouns (usually derived from other nouns) to describe a collective:

das Getier, das Gebüsch, das Gebirge

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