Editing Gender neutral language in German

{{see also|Glossary of German gender and sex terminology}}
{{see also|Pronouns#German neutral pronouns|German neutral pronouns}}
{{Template:Gender neutral language}}
'''Gender neutral language in German''' is more difficult than [[gender neutral language]] (also called gender inclusive language) in some languages, because German's grammatical gender is pervasive. See the main article on [[gender neutral language]] for general reasons to use neutral language, common problems in using it, and its use for [[nonbinary]] people.

=== Nouns, Adjectives etc. ===
See also: [https://nibi.space/geschlechtsneutrale_sprache Geschlechtsneutrale Sprache] at Nichtbinär-Wiki

'''Asterisk, Underscore, Punctuation'''

Pronounced as a pause or glottal stop. In between "feminine" and "masculine" ending, the most common version:

* mein_e beste*r Freund:in
Either after the stem - or more realistically at the next best place that has nothing to do with feminine/masculine forms but makes sense for pronunciation:

* mei:ne bes_ter Freun*din
At random places:

* mei*ne best:er Freundi_n
Can be used consistently or mixed up like in the example above.

'''X<ref> http://feministisch-sprachhandeln.org/leitfaden/kapitel2/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230226234302/https://feministisch-sprachhandeln.org/leitfaden/kapitel2/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>'''

Pronounced like iks.<ref>http://feministisch-sprachhandeln.org/leitfaden/kapitel4/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230331104857/https://feministisch-sprachhandeln.org/leitfaden/kapitel4/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

* meinx bestx Freundx
(or e.g. Befreunx to avoid basing it on the masculine form) Or write it as -iks.

* meiniks bestiks Freundiks
'''-ir, -on <ref>https://nibi.space/nichtbin%C3%A4re_w%C3%B6rter</ref> and -chen Forms.'''
* Chirurgon
* Doktoron
* Freundir
* Partchen
* Partnir
* Witwon

'''Shortened Words and Nonsense Forms <ref>http://nomthecatsaid.tumblr.com/post/124574373381/kennst-du-eine-gute-seite-auf-der-man-sich-%C3%BCber [https://web.archive.org/web/20211114230553/https://nomthecatsaid.tumblr.com/post/124574373381/kennst-du-eine-gute-seite-auf-der-man-sich-%C3%BCber Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>'''

Fairly well known -i words:

* der_die Studi, dix Touri
New words by the same pattern:

* dier Mitbewohni, der*die Kollegi
Use the short -i forms or make up new endings and treat the word as neutrum.

* mein bestes Freundi
* mein liebes Mitbewohnsi
Use -mensch, -menschi, -person:

* das Postmenschi
* meine Liebhabperson
* der liebe Katzenbetreu-Mensch
Or just random words that you think are cute.

* Ich will Fotografierflausch werden.

=== Pronouns ===
''See main article at [[Pronouns#German neutral pronouns|German neutral pronouns]].''
====== dey ======
Suggested by Riley Alexis in August 2016,<ref>Riley Alexis (2024): ''agenderbee.'' Online at:https://www.instagram.com/p/CZgOS9VqGWH/?igsh=MWs1eDVtYjRxMm9weA== (retrieved 21.03.2024).</ref> the "dey"-pronoun seems to be the most widespread nowadays. German translation of ''Starfield'' vom Bethesda Games Studios uses 'dey'/'demm' pronouns to refer to nonbinary protagonists. Some German speaking influencers use them as their pronouns (cf. @kai.isaiah_jamal) and so do other numerous Instagram users (i. e. search for the key words 'dey/dem' in the Instagram search engine). As for series, ''Star Treck Discovery'' uses 'dey' pronouns for their nonbinary/genderless characters.<ref name=":2">Heger, Illi Anna (2022): ''Darunter und darüber — "they" Pronomen in Filmen/Serien Deutsch übersetzen''. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/darunterdarueber/ (retrieved 10.02.2024).</ref>

====== sier ======
Ravna Marin Siever, author of the book ''Was wird es denn? Ein Kind! Wie geschlechtsoffene Erziehung gelingt'', uses pronouns from the sier-paradigm for people to refer to them. Several books use 'sier' pronouns.<ref name=":4">Heger, Illi Anna (2022): ''DiverserLesen''. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/diverserlesen/ (retrieved 10.02.2024).</ref>

====== xier ======
In the second episode (1:02) of the series ''City of Ghosts'', i. e. ''Stadt der Geister'' in German, Thomas states that their pronoun is 'xier'. The blogger Frau Papa Nina tells in an interview from the podcast ''Das gewünschteste Wunschkind'' — hosted by Danielle Graf and Katja Seide — that they use the pronoun 'xier' for themselves.<ref>Frau Papa Nina in conversation (2019): Transsexualität und Diversität. In: Graf, Danielle/Seide, Katja (hosts): ''Das gewünschteste Wunschkind. Der Podcast''. Online at: https://plus.rtl.de/podcast/das-gewuenschteste-wunschkind-3r427sdoc4dw2/transsexualitaet-und-diversitaet-cbin4vimtsr1p (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref> Several books,<ref name=":4" /> series<ref name=":3">Heger, Illi Anna (2022): ''Xier Pronomen in Texten, Serien, Filmen und Video Games''. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomentexte/ (retrieved 10.02.2024).</ref> and video games use 'xier' pronouns. For an exhaustive list, see ''Xier Pronomen in Texten, Serien, Filmen und Video Games'' from Illi Anna Heger.<ref name=":3" />

====== hen ======
In the German version from ''Kivi & Monsterhund'' from Jesper Lundqvist and Bettina Johansson, the protagonist Kivi, who is referred to with the Swedish gender neutral pronoun 'hen', is referred to with the same pronoun in the German translation from Jochen Barthel.<ref>Lundqvist, Jesper/Johansson, Bettina (2019): ''Kivi & Monsterhund''. Berlin: Maria Benson Verlag.</ref> 'hen' also seems to be used by some bloggers<ref>Annat75pyz (2023): ''Benutzt du das Pronomen "hen"?''. Online at: https://www.gutefrage.net/sprache-literatur-raetsel/deutsche-sprache/grammatik-rechtschreibung/frage/nenutzt-du-das-pronomen-hen (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>, instagrammers, and to be currently perceived as popular.<ref>Erhardt, Melissa (2022): Dey, Xier, Hen: Was es mit genderneutralen (Neo-)Pronomen auf sich hat. In: ''radio FM4''. Online at: https://fm4.orf.at/stories/3025024/ (retrieved 09.02,2024).</ref><ref name=":1" />

====== en ======
An important number of the members of the ''Verein für Geschlechtsneutrales Deutsch'', that is currently growing, uses the en/em forms from the De-e-System as their pronouns.<ref>Verein für Geschlechtsneutrales Deutsch e. V. (2024): ''r/geschlechtsneutral''. Online at: https://www.reddit.com/r/geschlechtsneutral/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>



For an exhaustive list of all existent neopronouns, see https://nibi.space/pronomen#pronomen or https://de.pronouns.page/pronomen


{| class="wikitable"
|+Personal pronouns: dominant usage
!Paradigm
!'dey/dej'<ref name=":5">Anonym (2017): ''Q: Ein [...] gegeben''. Online at: https://nonbinarytransgermany.tumblr.com/post/148742824641/ein-befreundeter-mensch-von-mir-hat-sich-mal (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref><ref name=":6">Pronouns.page (2024): ''dey/denen/demm''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/dey/denen/demm?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref><ref name=":7">Pronouns.page (2024): ''dej/denen/dej''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/dej?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
! colspan="2" |<span style="color:DarkBlue">'sier' Version 2.1</span><ref name=":8">Heger, Illi Anna (2022): ''Version 2.1: sier Pronomen ohne Geschlecht''. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomen21/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
! colspan="2" |'xier' Version 3.3<ref name=":9">Heger, Illi Anna (2022): ''Version 3.3: xier Pronomen ohne Geschlecht''. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomen33/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">'hän'</span><ref name=":10">zweisatz (2011): ''HIGH ON CLICHÉS''. ''Glossar''. Online at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230531034450/https://highoncliches.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/glossar/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref><ref name=":11">Pronouns.page (2024): ''hän/sim''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/h%C3%A4n?erweitert (retrieved 02.09.2024).</ref>
! colspan="2" |NoNa-System<ref name=":12">Pronouns.page (2024): ''hen/hem''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/hen?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref><ref name=":13">Moro, Jona/Frank, Noah (2024): ''Das NoNa-System. geschlechtsneutrale deutsche Grammatik''. Online at: https://geschlechtsneutralesdeutsch.com/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
! colspan="2" |<span style="color:DarkBlue">g-Genus</span><ref name=":0">Dominik Jahre (2018): ''Das g-Genus. Merkmale des g-Genus''. Online at: https://www.geschlechtsneutral.com/index.html (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
! colspan="2" |De-e-System<ref name=":14">Verein für Geschlechtsneutrales Deutsch e. V. (2024): ''De-e-System''. https://geschlechtsneutral.net/gesamtsystem/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
|-
!'''solely referential and/or demonstrativ'''
!syncretic pronoun
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">solely ref.</span>
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">demonstr.</span>
!solely ref.
!demonstr.
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">syncretic pronoun?</span>
!solely ref.
!demonstr.
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">solely ref.</span>
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">demonstr.</span>
!solely ref.
!demonstr.
|-
!'''Nominative'''
|dey/dej
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sier [zi:ɐ̯]</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">dier [di:ɐ̯]</span>
|xier
|dier
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hän</span>
|hen
|dai
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hen</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">dio</span>
|en
|de [de(:)]
|-
!'''Accusative'''
|dey/dej; dem(m) [dɛm]
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sien</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">dien</span>
|xien
|dien
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sin</span>
|hen
|dai
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hen</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">dio</span>
|en
|de [de(:)]
|-
!'''Dative'''
|denen; demm<ref>Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): ''Pronomen. dey.'' Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#dey (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siem</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">diem</span>
|xiem
|diem
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sim</span>
|hem
|dam
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hem</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">dero</span>
|em
|derm
|-
!'''Genitive'''
|derer/deren
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sieser</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">-</span>
|xieser
| -
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sirer</span>
| henser
| -
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">-</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">-</span>
|enser
| -
|-
| colspan="6" |
! colspan="5" |'hen' paradigms
| colspan="2" |
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Personal pronouns: peripheral usage
!Paradigm
! colspan="2" |<span style="color:DarkBlue">SYLVAIN-Konventionen</span><ref>de Sylvain, Cabala/Balzer, Carsten (2008): ''Die SYLVAIN-Konventionen — Versuch einer "geschlechtergerechten" Grammatik-Transformation der deutschen Sprache.'' Online at: https://www.geschlechtsneutral.com/lit/Liminalis-2008-Sylvain-Balzer.pdf (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
! colspan="2" |'sir' [zi:<span style="color:DarkBlue">ɐ̯]</span><ref>Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): ''sir''. Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#sir (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref><ref>Berliner Morgenpost (2017): ''Das sagen Berliner Experten zum Streit ums dritte Geschlecht''. Online at: https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article212586881/Das-sagen-Berliner-Experten-zum-Streit-ums-dritte-Geschlecht.html (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">'hen'<sub>2</sub></span><ref>Catboy Jaebeom/Fliederfuchs (2023): ''ASTRI'FA | THE BEARER OF STARS''. Online at: https://catboy-jaebeom.tumblr.com/about (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
!'el'<ref>Pronouns.page (2024): ''el/em''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/el?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref><ref>Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): ''el''. Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#el (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">'ey'</span><ref>Pronouns.page (2024). ''ey/emm''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/ey?erweitert (retrieved 10.02.2024).</ref><ref>Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): ''ey/em''. Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#eyem (retrieved 10.02.2024).</ref>
|-
!'''solely referential and/or demonstrative'''
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">solely ref.</span>
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">demonstr.</span>
!solely ref.
!demonstr.
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">syncretic pronoun?</span>
!syncretic pronoun?
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">syncretic pronoun?</span>
|-
!'''Nominative'''
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">nin</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">din</span>
|sir
|dier
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hen</span>
|el
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">ey</span>
|-
!'''Accusative'''
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">nin</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">din</span>
|sihn
|dien
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">han</span>
|en
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">emm</span>
|-
!'''Dative'''
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">nim
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">dim
|ihrm
|derm
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">ham</span>
|em
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">emm</span>
|-
!'''Genitive'''
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">nimser
| -
|sihrer
| -
| -
|emser
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">eyser</span>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+(almost) Indeclinable personal pronouns
!Paradigm
!'ens'<ref>Lann Hornscheidt in conversation (2021): ''Debatte um Gendersprache: Sie oder er oder wie? „Ich wünsche mir, dass alle erst mal ens sind“.'' In: ''Berliner Zeitung.'' Retrieved 28.04.2021.</ref><ref>Pronouns.page (2024): ''ens/ens''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/ens?erweitert (retrieved 10.02.2024).</ref>
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">'en'</span><ref name=":1">von Usslar, Maria (2019): Er, sie, they, hen: Wie wollen Trans- und Interpersonen bezeichnet werden? In: ''Der'' ''Standard''. Online at: https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000106804139/er-sie-they-hen-wie-wollen-trans-und-interpersonen-bezeichnet (retrieved 10.02.2024).</ref><ref>Pronouns.page (2024): ''en/en''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/en?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
!'iks'<ref>Pronouns.page (2024): ''iks/iks''. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/iks?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).</ref>
|-
!Nominative
|ens
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">en</span>
|iks
|-
!Accusative
|ens
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">en</span>
|iks
|-
!Dative
|ens
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">en</span>
|iks
|-
!Genitive
|enser
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">enser</span>
|ikser
|}

=== Possessive adjectives ===
For the sake of clarity, the neuter grammatical gender is omitted from this table.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Possessive adjectives
!Paradigm
! colspan="3" |'dey/dej'<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" />
! colspan="3" |<span style="color:DarkBlue">'sier' Version 2.1</span><ref name=":8" />
! colspan="3" |'xier' Version 3.3<ref name=":9" />
! colspan="3" |<span style="color:DarkBlue">'hän'</span><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11" />
! colspan="3" |NoNa-System<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":13" />
! colspan="3" |<span style="color:DarkBlue">g-Genus</span><ref name=":0" />
! colspan="3" |De-e-System<ref name=":14" />
|-
!Possession's gender
!masc.
!fem.
!incl.
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">masc.</span>
!fem.
!incl.
!masc.
!fem.
!incl.
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">masc.</span>
!fem.
!incl.
!masc.
!fem.
!incl.
!<span style="color:DarkBlue">masc.</span>
!fem.
!incl.
!masc.
!fem.
!incl.
|-
!'''Nominative'''
| colspan="3" rowspan="4" |deren
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sies</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siese</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siesa</span>
|xies
|xiese
|xiesa
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sir</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sire</span>
| -
| colspan="3" rowspan="4" |hens
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hens</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hense</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">henseo</span>
|ens
|ense
|ens
|-
!'''Accusative'''
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siesen</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siese</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siesan</span>
|xiesen
|xiese
|xiesan
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siren</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sire</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue"> -</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hensen</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hense</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">henseo</span>
|ensen
|ense
|ens
|-
!'''Dative'''
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siesem</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sieser</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siesam</span>
|xiesem
|xieser
|xiesam
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sirem</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sirer</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue"> -</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hensem</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">henser</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hensero</span>
|ensem
|enser
|enserm
|-
!'''Genitive'''
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sieses</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sieser</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">siesas</span>
|xieses
|xieser
|xiesas
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sires</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">sirer</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue"> -</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">henses</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">henser</span>
|<span style="color:DarkBlue">hensero</span>
|enses
|enser
|ensers
|}

=== Titles ===

'''Instead of Frau/Herr'''

* Frann<ref name="nonbinarytransgermany">Nonbinary Trans Germany, "Language." http://nonbinarytransgermany.tumblr.com/language [https://web.archive.org/web/20230623035307/https://nonbinarytransgermany.tumblr.com/language Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> - nonstandard
* Ind.<ref name="nonbinarytransgermany" /> von "Individuum", nonstandard
* Mau<ref name="nonbinarytransgermany" /> - nonstandard
* Per - nonstandard
* "Vorname, Nachname" - In vielen Fällen kann und sollte man anstelle eines Ehrentitels der Vor- und Nachname verwenden, z.B. "Kim Müller" statt "Frau/Herr Müller".

'''Professional & Academic Titles'''

* Doctorx<ref name="nonbinarytransgermany" /> - nonstandard
* Professorx<ref name="nonbinarytransgermany" /> - nonstandard
* Professx<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/wunderbar/gendertheorie-studierx-lann-hornscheidt-ueber-gerechte-sprache-a-965843.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230421011215/https://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/wunderbar/gendertheorie-studierx-lann-hornscheidt-ueber-gerechte-sprache-a-965843.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, abgekürzt Prof. oder Profx. - nonstandard

=== Family and relationship terms ===
See also: [https://nibi.space/nichtbin%C3%A4re_w%C3%B6rter Nichtbinäre Wörter] at Nichtbinär-Wiki

'''Parent'''

* Elter - German word for parent, will sound awkward but be recognised
* Elta - nonstandard
* Mapa - nonstandard
* Pama - nonstandard
* Wawa - nonstandard

'''Child'''

* Kind - standard
* Kleines - standard
* Großes - standard
* Enbie, Enby - instead of Mädchen/Junge/Bub, nonstandard

'''Aunt/Uncle'''

* Eltergeschwister - nonstandard
* Eltschwister - nonstandard
* Onte - nonstandard
* Pibling - nonstandard
* Tankel - nonstandard
* Tonke - nonstandard

'''Niece/Nephew'''

* Nibling - nonstandard
* Niffe - nonstandard
* Geschwisterkind - nonstandard
* Schwisterkind - nonstandard
* Seitkind - nonstandard
'''Cousin'''

* Batter
* Cousibling
* Cousinir
* Couson
* Seitschwister

'''Grandparent'''

* Großelter - nonstandard, will sound awkward but be understood
* Ohlta - nonstandard
* Opma - nonstandard
* Owa - nonstandard

'''Sibling'''

* Bruderin, Bruder*in - nonstandard
* Brüderin, Brüder*in - nonstandard
* Geschwister - standard, but not commonly used
* Geschwisterchen - standard, but old fashioned and usually used for very young siblings
* Große/Ältere Geschwister - big/older sibling
* Kleine/Jüngere Geschwister - little/younger sibling

'''Partner'''

* Brautpartnir - nonstandard
* Brautpartchen - nonstandard
* Eheperson
* Ehepartei
* Eheteil
* Eheherzmensch - married to the heart person
*Eheperson
*Eheherzperson
* Freund - nonstandard
* Freundir - nonstandard
* Freund*in
* Gattir - nonstandard, oldfashion, from Gattin/Gatte
* Gema - nonstandard, oldfashion, from Gemahlin/Gemahl
* Gespons - oldfashion
* Heiratir - nonstandard
* Herzmensch - literally heart person, used as a term of endearment
* Liebschaft
* Paarteil
* Partchen - nonstandard
* Partner*in
* Partnir - nonstandard
* Verlobtir - nonstandard
'''In-law'''

* Schwageron - nonstandard, sibling-in-law
* Schwiegerelter - nonstandard, parent-in-law
* Schwiegergeschwister - nonstandard, sibling-in-law
* Schwiegerkind - nonstandard, child-in-law
* Schwiegerperson - in-law person
* Schwiegschwister - nonstandard, sibling-in-law
* Schwägir - nonstandard, sibling-in-law

'''Other'''

* Begleitir - nonstandard neutral word for one's company/companion

* Brautentourage - nonstandard neutral word for wedding entourage
* Erwachsene Person - neutral word for adult
* Hauspartnir/Hauspartchen - nonstandard neutral word for housespouse

* Hauselter - nonstandard neutral word for houseparent
* Jugenlicher/Jungere Person - neutral word for youth/young person
* Köni - nonstandard neutral alternative to queen (königin) and king (könig)
* Könilich - nonstandard neutral alternative to royal (königlich)
* Leut - nonstandard singular version of ''leute''
* Leute - standard word for people
* Prin/Kronprin - nonstandard alternatives for princess/prince and crownprincess/crownprince
* Thronfolger - neutral word for crownprincess/crownprince
* Regent/Monarch - standard neutral alternatives to queen and king
* Reich - neutral alternative to kingdom (königreich)
* Trauzeugir - nonstandard neutral alternative to ''trauzeugin/brautjungfern'' and ''trauzeuge(n)''
* Verehrte Publikum/Gäste/Leute - neutral alternative to "ladies and gentlemen"

* Verheirateten - neutral alternative to married couple
* Älterer person - neutral alternative to old woman and old man

== See also ==
* [[Gender neutral language]]
* [[Glossary of German gender and sex terminology]]
* [[German neutral pronouns]]

== Main resources ==

# Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): ''Geschlechtsneutrale Sprache''. Online at: https://nibi.space/geschlechtsneutrale_sprache.
# Pronouns.page (2024): ''Liste bekannter Pronomen. Neopronomen.'' Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/pronomen.
# Pronouns.page (2024): ''Wörterbuch für geschlechtsneutrale Sprache.'' Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/substantive.
# Illi Anna Heger (2022): ''Pronomen wie sier und xier''. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomen/.
# Verein für geschlechtsneutrales Deutsch e. V. (2024): ''De-e-System''. Online at: https://geschlechtsneutral.net/gesamtsystem/.

== References ==
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[[Category:Gender neutral language]]
[[Category:Germany]]
[[de:geschlechtsneutrale_sprache]]