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72 greatness, Lærerinde (lady) teacher, Stilling position, Virkning effect, Gjæsling gosling, Beiler suitor, Vaklen vacillation, Barndom childhood.

2) as a rule -sel, -else, -e (in derivatives of adjectives), -d, -t, -st,; Færdsel traffic (but et Fængsel prison, et Stængsel bar, et Bidsel a bit, bridle), Förelse guidance (but et Spögelse a ghost, et Værelse a room), Styrke strenght, Höjde height, (but Mörket the darkness), Byrd birth, Færd behavior, Kunst art, Magt power (but et Skridt a step).

3) Foreign words ending in -ion, -isme, -tet, -ur, -us: Kommunionen, Radikalismen, en Kalamitet (but Universitetet), en Kultus, en Habitus, Kulturen (but et Kreatur); Diktatur may be used both as c. and n.

159. 1) Nouns having the same form as the stem of verbs are usually neuter; Ex.: Badet the bath (bade to bathe), Kaldet the call (kalde to call), Raabet the cry (raabe to cry).

2) The following suffixes as a rule form words of neuter gender: -dömme, -ende, -maal, -ri, -skab; med mit Vidende with my knowledge, (but i en Henseende in one respect, denne Tidende this news, en Tiende a tithe), Kongedömmet the kingdom, et Spörgsmaal a question, Tyveriet the theft, Bageriet baker's shop, mit Kjendskab my knowledge, Ægteskabet marriage (but derivatives of adjectives are of common gender: Troskaben the faithfulness, Ondskaben the wickedness).