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3) Names of seasons, months, days and other divisions of time are mostly common gender. Hösten the fall, Vinteren the winter, Dagen the day.

4) Names of wind and weather: Östenvinden the East wind, Sneen the snow, Stormen the storm. (But Hagl hail, may be c. and n. and Regn rain is in Norway usually n., Vejret the weather).

5) Names of rivers and lakes: den blaa Donau the blue D., Rhinen the Rhine, den grönne Gjendin the green G.

6) Names of sciences: Filologien, Medicinen, Mathematiken.

157. 1) Most collective nouns and names of substances are of neuter gender: Træet the wood, Blyet the lead, Jernet the iron, Staalet the steel. But Malmen the ore, Ulden the wool, Melken the milk, Vinen the wine, and others.

2) Names af countries and cities: det lille Danmark the little Denmark, det mægtige Rom the mighty R.

3) Names of mountains: det höje Mont Blanc the high M. B., det ildsprudende Ætna the fire spouting Æ.

158. The following nominal suffixes form words af common gender: 1) -hed, -inde, -ing, (-ling, -ning) -er (nomina agentis), -en (nomina actionis), -ske, -dom; Ex.: Storhed