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Drempels un Tegels vun’t Neddersassische
(Nedderdüütsche, Plattdüütsche) Building Blocks of Low Saxon (Low German) Nouns: Gender |
Low Saxon has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. A noun, including a noun denoting an inanimate object, can have masculine or feminine genders. Gender assignment may differ between dialects.
Examples:
Masculine: Mann man Möller miller Schoh shoe Bull bull Dag day Weg way Grund ground Stohl chair Penn penny Wind wind Fisch fish Sand sand Heven sky Steen stone Steern star Feminine: Fro woman Mœhl mill Bruud bride Katt cat Eek oak Nacht night Straat street Eerd’ earth Muus mouse Döör door School school Bloom flower See sea Melk milk Sünn sun Neuter: Kind child Kalf calf Schaap sheep Fleesch flesh Water
water Hart heart Küssen cushion Bedd bed Wedder weather Gras grass Hoorn horn Guld gold Brood bread Huus house Licht light