The article: der (masculine)
die Frhlichkeit (the joyfulness)
-ling
der Hftling (the prisoner)
der Frhling (the spring)
der Flchtling (the refugee)
der Zwilling (the twin)
-ist
der Optimist (the optimist)
der Pianist (the pianist)
der Polizist (the policeman)
der Spezialist (the specialist)
-or
der Humor (the humor)
der Doktor (the doctor)
der Tresor (the safe)
der Professor (the professor)
der Motor (the motor)
-ismus
der Egoismus (the egoism)
der Tourismus (the tourism)
der Pazifismus (the pacifism)
-er
der Hrer (the receiver)
der Jger (the hunter)
der Kfer (the bug, the beetle)
der Krper (the body)
der Tiger (the tiger)
der Bcker (the baker)
der Donner (the thunder)
The article: die (feminine)
-keit
die Mdigkeit (the tiredness)
die Sigkeit (the sweetness, the candy)
die Fhigkeit (the ability)
die Hufigkeit (the frequency)
die Flssigkeit (the liquid, the fluid)
die Geschwindigkeit (the speed)
-ion
die Portion (the portion)
die Region (the region)
die Station (the station)
die Reaktion (the reaction)
die Situation (the situation)
die Nation (the nation)
die Tradition (the tradition)
-schaft
die Erbschaft (the inheritance , the
heritage)
die Landschaft (the countryside)
die Kundschaft (the customers, the
clientele)
die Wissenschaft (the science)
die Eigenschaft (the characteristic)
die Freundschaft (the friendship)
die Gesellschaft (the society)
-heit
die Schnheit (the beauty)
die Klugheit (the cleverness)
die Bldheit (the stupidity)
die Dummheit (the foolishness)
-enz
die Intelligenz (the intelligence)
die Konsequenz (the consequence)
die Frequenz (the frequency)
die Existenz (the existence)
die Differenz (the difference)
die Tendenz (the tendency)
-tt
die Normalitt (the normality)
die Spezialitt (the speciality)
die Elektrizitt (the electricity)
die Flexibilitt (the flexibility)
die Kontinuitt (the continuity)
 Compound Words
-ung If you have a compound word, the gender
of the compound word matches the gender
die nderung (the change) of the last word.
die Abteilung (the department)
die Einladung (the invitation) Examples:
die Anleitung (the instruction)
die Forschung (the research) der Wind + die Mhle = die Windmhle
(the windmill)
The article: das (neuter)
das Spiel + der Platz = der Spielplatz (the
-nis playground)

das Schulzeugnis (the school certificate) die Frage + das Zeichen = das
das Gedchtnis (the memory) Fragezeichen (the question mark)
das Erlebnis (the experience)
das Geheimnis (the secret)

-ment More examples of compound words:

das Dokument (the document) das Wohnzimmer + die Lampe = die

das Komplement (the complement) Wohnzimmerlampe (the living room lamp)
das Medikament (the medication, the
medicine) die Haustr + der Schlssel = der
das Instrument (the instrument) Haustrschlssel (the front door key)

die Bank + das Konto = das Bankkonto

-lein / -chen (the bank account)

Sometimes these endings are used to belittle der Wein + die Flasche = die Weinflasche
a noun.
(the wine bottle)
der Vogel (the bird) => das Vgelchen
(the little bird, the birdie)
das Buch (the book) => das Bchlein (the
booklet)