Exceptions to -aat words being Neuter in Dutch
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Exceptions being feminine
Watch out for:
- words refering to female persons
Exceptions:
- disguised latin (-a) loan words: Vulgaat, bracteaat, labiaat, affricaat, aspiraat, plaat, straat
- tomaat, graat, raat, vaat, ordinaat, lemniscaat
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Exceptions being masculine
Watch out for:
- words refering to male persons. acrobaat, magistraat, vraat
- verb stems. haat, doorlaat, aflaat, praat, baat
Exceptions:
- disguised latin loan words (-us). hiaat, dukaat, oleaat, senaat, isobaat, bataat, vertebraat, staat
- automaat (also: giromaat)
- spagaat, passaat, coördinaat, geminaat, poelepetaat, anastigmaat, aplanaat
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Special stuff
- agaat:
- neuter: the sort of stone that you dig out of the ground or whatever
- masculine: the product after working on it
- muskaat:
- masculine: the wine
- feminine: the fruit
- maat:
- masculine: comrade
- feminine: measurement
- granaat:
- masculine: the tree, the gem
- feminine: the apple, grenade
- neuter: the minerals you dig out, and out of those the most dark red ones are gems (de granaat)
