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Nouns - Compound Nouns

There are also compound nouns which consist of two nouns. In this case the gender of the last noun dermines the gender of the compound noun. Here are some examples:

Examples of compound nouns Phonetic Script English
         
 

Masculine compound noun

    
    Eis nt [ais] ice
  + Tee m [te:] tea
  = Eistee m ['aiste:] iced tea
         
 

Feminine compound noun

    
    Korn nt [kɔrn] corn
  + Blume f ['blu:mə] flower
  = Kornblume f ['kɔrnblu:mə] cornflower
         
 

Neuter compound noun

    
    Schnee m [ʃne:] snow
  + Glöckchen nt ['glœkçən] little bell
  = Schneeglöckchen nt ['ʃne:glœkçən] snowdrop (literally: little snowbell)