German masculine nouns list

Masculine nouns are preceded by the definite article der or the indefinite articles ein. German masculine nouns can be identified by their suffix, noun groups, that they are formed out of adjectives or built out of strong verbs.

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Abass T.

Elena C.

Nina T.

Nadezhda M.

Melanie A.

Ilaria M.

Kübra D.

Ender A.

Agnese G.

Ana N.

The ending "-ich" of masculine nouns

This ending is ranked as average in terms of how often you would come across a noun with the -ich ending. The corresponding plural nouns have an -e at the end.

German nouns	English meaning
der Teppich	carpet
der Sittich	parakeet
der Abgleich	adjustment
der Bereich	range
der Teich	pond

There are a few exception such as das Reich (kingdom)

The ending "-or" of masculine nouns

Nouns with this endings are ranked as average. Their plural forms have two endings, the majority with "-en" and some with "-e.

German nouns	English meaning
der Ventilator	fan
der Motor	motor
der Marmor	marble

Exceptions are as follows; das Fluor (Fluorine), das Chlor (chlorine), das Tor (gate), das Labor (laboratory), das Dekor (decoration).

The ending "-ig" of masculine nouns

Nouns with this endings are seen less often. Their plural form also have an "-e"ending.

German nouns	English meaning
der König	king
der Honig	honey
der Essig	vinegar

There are few exceptions such as : das Reisig (brushwood).

The ending "-ling" of masculine nouns

Nouns with this ending are seen less often, their plural form also have the "-e" ending.

German nouns	English meaning
der Schmetterling	butterfly
der Frühling	spring
der Lehrling	apprentice
der Zwilling	twin

There are a few exceptions: das Bowling, die Reling (railing).

The ending "-ismus" of masculine nouns

Nouns with this ending are seen less often. Their plural forms follows the following construction "-ismus" to "-ismen".

German nouns	English meaning
der Optimismus	optimism
der Magnetismus	magnetism
der Expressionismus	expressionism
der Feudalismus	feudalism
der Kapitalismus	capitalism

The ending "-är" of masculine nouns

Nouns with this endings are not often seen in German texts. Most verbs which have this ending are masculine. Their plural forms are formed with "-e" or "-en".

German nouns	English meaning
der Bär	bear
der Veterinär	veterinarian
der Aktionär	stockholder
der Sekretär	secretary

There are a few exceptions such as: das Militär (military), das Quartär (quartenary).

The ending "-ant" of masculine nouns

Nouns with this endings are seen less often. Their plural form come with "-en"ending.

German nouns	English meaning
der Diamant	diamond
der Fabrikant	manufacturer
der Elefant	elephant
der Lieferant	supplier

The ending "-el" of masculine nouns

Nouns with this ending can be identified as masculine.

German nouns	English meaning
der Schlüssel	key
der Löffel	spoon
der Mantel	coat

There can be some exceptions, for example: die Schachtel (box).

Identification of the masculine noun by noun groups

This table shows different noun groups that can be identified as a masculine nouns.

Noun group	Examples
days and months	der Montag - monday der Mittwoch - wednesday der Oktober - october der Dezember - december
seasons	der Sommer - summer der Herbst - autumn der Winter - winter der Frühling - spring
male persons	der Onkel - uncle der Vater - father der Junge - boy der Prinz - prince der Held - hero die Wache - guard
professions	der Sänger - singer der Koch - cook der Lehrer - teacher
cardinal points	der Norden - North der Süden - South der Westen - West der Osten - East
some weather conditions	der Regen - rain der Schnee - snow der Wind - wind der Blitz - lightning die Sonne - sun
currency	der Dollar - dollar der Euro - euro

Masculine nouns formed out of adjectives

Nouns that are formed from the radical of the verbs without their suffix have mostly a maculine gender.

Reminder: the radical of a verb is the part of the verb that remains unmodified when it's conjugated. Example: schlagen - strike laufen - run, walk

Verb	Noun	Translation
rauchen	der Rauch	smoke
tanzen	der Tanz	dance
hassen	der Hass	hate

Weak and mixed masculine nouns (N-declension)

There certain masculine nouns that are declined irregulary for differnet cases. They end They are devided into two groups: the weak nouns and the mixed nouns.

Weak masculine nouns

Weak masculine nouns have -n or -en as a word ending in every case, except the nominative singular. That's why it is called the N-declension. This table below shows the declination of these kind of nouns.

	Nominative	Genitive	Dative	Accusative
Singular	der Junge	des Jungen	dem Jungen	den Jungen
Plural	die Jungen	der Jungen	den Jungen	die Jungen

What are the weak masculine nouns?

This table abstracts some of the weak masculine nouns.

Category	Example
Human beings	der Junge - boy der Neffe - nephew der Kunde - client
Certain animals	der Löwe - lion der Affe - monkey
Nationalities	der Franzose - Frenchman der Schwede - Swede
Nouns from foreign origin	der Student - student der Pilot - pilot des Präsident - president

Mixed masculine nouns

Mixed masculine nouns are nearly the like the weak masculine nouns. They have -e or -en as a word ending in every case, with one excaptions in the genitive singular: a -s is attached to the end of the nouns.

This table show the declinasion of the mixed masculine nouns using the example der Name - name.

	Nominative	Genitive	Dative	Accusative
Singular	der Name	des Namens	dem Namen	den Namen
Plural	die Namen	der Namen	den Namen	die Namen

What are the mixed masculine nouns?

This list shows the mixed masculine nouns

der Buchstabe - letter (alphabet)
der Friede - freedom
der Funke - spark
der Gedanke - idea, thought
der Glaube - faith
der Haufen - heap
der Name - name
der Samen - seed
der Wille - will
der Schaden - damage

Attention: das Herz - heart is also declined like the mixed masculine nouns, but it is neuter.

German masculine nouns list

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