Gender neutral language in German

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: 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 http://feministisch-sprachhandeln.org/leitfaden/kapitel2/ Archived on 17 July 2023
Pronounced like iks.http://feministisch-sprachhandeln.org/leitfaden/kapitel4/ Archived on 17 July 2023
* meinx bestx Freundx
(or e.g. Befreunx to avoid basing it on the masculine form) Or write it as -iks.
* meiniks bestiks Freundiks
Shortened words, -ir and -on https://nibi.space/nichtbin%C3%A4re_w%C3%B6rter forms.
Shorten and/or add -ir or -on to make nouns gender-neutral. -ir works as a gender-neutral ending as it is a combination of -in and -er. -on can be used as an alternative to -ir when a word ends on the letter r. 
Shortened
* Gema (Gemahlin/Gemahl)
* Prin/Kronprin
Shortened/-ir/-on
* Begleitir
* Chirurgir
* Cousir/Cousinir
* Doktir/Doktoron
* Freundir
* Gattir (Gattin/Gatte)
* Heiratir
* Könir
* Lehrir/Lehreron
* Partnir
* Professir/Professoron
* Schägir/Schwageron
* Trauzeugir
* Verlobtir
* Witwir
Shortened words and nonsense forms http://nomthecatsaid.tumblr.com/post/124574373381/kennst-du-eine-gute-seite-auf-der-man-sich-%C3%BCber Archived on 17 July 2023
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.
*
"-person" and "-mensch"
=== Pronouns ===
See main article at German neutral pronouns.
====== dey ======
Suggested by Riley Alexis in August 2016,Riley Alexis (2024): agenderbee. Online at:https://www.instagram.com/p/CZgOS9VqGWH/?igsh=MWs1eDVtYjRxMm9weA== (retrieved 21.03.2024). 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.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).
====== 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.Heger, Illi Anna (2022): DiverserLesen. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/diverserlesen/ (retrieved 10.02.2024).
====== 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, t
that they use the pronoun 'xier' for themselves.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). Several books, seriesHeger, Illi Anna (2022): Xier Pronomen in Texten, Serien, Filmen und Video Games. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomentexte/ (retrieved 10.02.2024). and video games use 'xier' pronouns. For an exhaustive list, see Xier Pronomen in Texten, Serien, Filmen und Video Games from Illi Anna Heger.
====== 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.Lundqvist, Jesper/Johansson, Bettina (2019): Kivi & Monsterhund. Berlin: Maria Benson Verlag. 'hen' also seems to be used by some bloggers,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). instagrammers, and to be currently perceived as popular.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).
====== 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.Verein für Geschlechtsneutrales Deutsch e. V. (2024): r/geschlechtsneutral. Online at: https://www.reddit.com/r/geschlechtsneutral/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).
==== Tables ====
The relative pronouns are all similar to the demonstrative pronouns but for the genitive, represented in the last ligne of the table.
Except for the De-e-System (definite article: 'de' [də]; relative and demonstrative pronoun: 'de' [de(:)]), the definite article is similar to the demonstrative personal pronoun.
Primary and demonstrative personal pronouns, relative pronoun and definite article: dominant usage
Paradigm 	'dey/dej'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).Pronouns.page (2024): dey/denen/demm. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/dey/denen/demm?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).Pronouns.page (2024): dej/denen/dej. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/dej?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).	'sier' Version 2.1Heger, Illi Anna (2022): Version 2.1: sier Pronomen ohne Geschlecht. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomen21/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).	'sier' Version 2.1Heger, Illi Anna (2022): Version 2.1: sier Pronomen ohne Geschlecht. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomen21/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).	'xier' Version 3.3Heger, Illi Anna (2022): Version 3.3: xier Pronomen ohne Geschlecht. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomen33/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).	'xier' Version 3.3Heger, Illi Anna (2022): Version 3.3: xier Pronomen ohne Geschlecht. Online at: https://www.annaheger.de/pronomen33/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).	'hän'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).Pronouns.page (2024): hän/sim. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/h%C3%A4n?erweitert (retrieved 02.09.2024).	NoNa-SystemPronouns.page (2024): hen/hem. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/hen?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).Moro, Jona/Frank, Noah (2024): Das NoNa-System. geschlechtsneutrale deutsche Grammatik. Online at: https://geschlechtsneutralesdeutsch.com/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).	NoNa-SystemPronouns.page (2024): hen/hem. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/hen?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).Moro, Jona/Frank, Noah (2024): Das NoNa-System. geschlechtsneutrale deutsche Grammatik. Online at: https://geschlechtsneutralesdeutsch.com/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).	g-GenusDominik Jahre (2018): Das g-Genus. Merkmale des g-Genus. Online at: https://www.geschlechtsneutral.com/index.html (retrieved 09.02.2024).	g-GenusDominik Jahre (2018): Das g-Genus. Merkmale des g-Genus. Online at: https://www.geschlechtsneutral.com/index.html (retrieved 09.02.2024).	De-e-SystemVerein für Geschlechtsneutrales Deutsch e. V. (2024): De-e-System. https://geschlechtsneutral.net/gesamtsystem/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).	De-e-SystemVerein für Geschlechtsneutrales Deutsch e. V. (2024): De-e-System. https://geschlechtsneutral.net/gesamtsystem/ (retrieved 09.02.2024).
solely referential and/or demonstrative	syncretic pronoun 	solely ref. 	demonstr. 	solely ref. 	demonstr. 	solely ref. 	solely ref. 	demonstr. 	solely ref. 	demonstr. 	solely ref. 	demonstr.
Nominative 	dey/dej 	sier [zi:ɐ̯] 	dier [di:ɐ̯] 	xier 	dier 	hän 	hen 	dai 	hen 	dio 	en 	de [də]/[de(:)]
Accusative 	dey/dej; dem(m) [dɛm] 	sien 	dien 	xien 	dien 	sin 	hen 	dai 	hen 	dio 	en 	de [də]/[de(:)]
Dative 	denen; demmNichtbinär-Wiki (2024): Pronomen. dey. Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#dey (retrieved 09.02.2024). 	siem 	diem 	xiem 	diem 	sim 	hem 	dam 	hem 	dero 	em 	derm
Genitive 	derer/deren 	sieser 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
xieser 	- 	sirer 	henser 	dais 	henser 	dero 	enser 	- 	 	 	 	
Genitive: relative pronouns 	derer/deren 	 	derenHeger, Illi Anna (2024): Personal Communication. 	 	deren 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	- 	 	dereno 	 	dersen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	'hen' paradigms 	'hen' paradigms 	'hen' paradigms 	'hen' paradigms 	'hen' paradigms 	 	
Examples 	Dey wohnt in deren eigener Wohnung. Hast du demm neulich gesehen? Wie geht es denen? 	Ich kenne sien nicht. Ist sier hier eingezogen?Ich habe noch nie mit siem gesprochen. 	Mit diem will ich nichts zu tun haben. Dier hört mir nie zu! 	Suchst du xien?Xier ist im Urlaub. 	Same as for "sier".  	Ich rufe sin später zurück an, wenn ich mit sim auch entspannt reden kann. 	Hen lächelt wie du. Bist du mit hem verwandt? 	Dai Tankel, dai neu hier ist, fragt dai Ompa, dam ich mal ein Bild geschenkt habe, wie es hem geht. 	Hen wohnt mit hem in einem Reihenhaus. 	Dio Hansi, dereno Geschwister ich noch nie getroffen habe, findet dio Kayan beim Versteckenspielen nie. 	Em schmeckt mein Essen nie. Ich will en nicht mehr einladen. 	De Studente, mit derm ich gestern gesprochen habe, gefällt mir.
Personal pronouns: peripheral usage
Paradigm 	SYLVAIN-Konventionende 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).	SYLVAIN-Konventionende 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).	'sir' [zi:ɐ̯]Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): sir. Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#sir (retrieved 09.02.2024).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).	'sir' [zi:ɐ̯]Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): sir. Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#sir (retrieved 09.02.2024).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).	THE BEARER OF STARS. Online at: https://catboy-jaebeom.tumblr.com/about (retrieved 09.02.2024).	'el'Pronouns.page (2024): el/em. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/el?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): el. Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#el (retrieved 09.02.2024).	'ey'Pronouns.page (2024). ey/emm. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/ey?erweitert (retrieved 10.02.2024).Nichtbinär-Wiki (2024): ey/em. Online at: https://nibi.space/pronomen#eyem (retrieved 10.02.2024).
solely referential and/or demonstrative	solely ref. 	demonstr. 	solely ref. 	demonstr. 	- 	- 	-
Nominative 	nin 	din 	sir 	dier 	hen 	el 	ey
Accusative 	nin 	din 	sihn 	dien 	han 	en 	emm
Dative 	nim 	dim 	ihrm 	derm 	ham 	em 	emm
Genitive 	nimser 	- 	sihrer 	- 	- 	emser 	eyser
(almost) Indeclinable personal pronouns
Paradigm 	'ens'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.Pronouns.page (2024): ens/ens. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/ens?erweitert (retrieved 10.02.2024).	'en'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).Pronouns.page (2024): en/en. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/en?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).	'iks'Pronouns.page (2024): iks/iks. Online at: https://de.pronouns.page/iks?erweitert (retrieved 09.02.2024).
Nominative	ens 	en 	iks
Accusative	ens 	en 	iks
Dative 	ens 	en 	iks
Genitive 	enser 	enser 	ikser
For an exhaustive list of all existent neopronouns, see https://nibi.space/pronomen#pronomen or https://de.pronouns.page/pronomen
=== Possessive adjectives ===
For the sake of clarity, the neuter grammatical gender is omitted from this table.
Inclusive possessive adjective (ownership of any gender)
Paradigm 	'dey/dej'	'dey/dej'	'dey/dej'	'sier' Version 2.1	'sier' Version 2.1	'sier' Version 2.1	'xier' Version 3.3	'xier' Version 3.3	'xier' Version 3.3	'hän' 	'hän' 	'hän' 	NoNa-System 	NoNa-System 	NoNa-System 	g-Genus 	g-Genus 	g-Genus 	De-e-System 	De-e-System	De-e-System	De-e-System 	De-e-System
Gender of the owned object	masc. 	fem. 	incl. 	masc. 	fem. 	incl. 	masc. 	fem. 	incl. 	masc. 	fem. 	incl. 	masc. 	fem. 	incl. 	masc. 	fem. 	incl. 	masc. 	fem. 	incl. 3d PS	incl. 1st and 2d PP	incl. 1st and 2d PP
Nominative 	deren 	deren 	deren 	sies 	siese 	siesa 	xies 	xiese 	xiesa 	sir 	sire 	- 	hens 	hens 	hens 	hens 	hense 	henseo 	ens 	ense 	ens 	unse 	eue
Accusative 	deren 	deren 	deren 	siesen 	siese 	siesan 	xiesen 	xiese 	xiesan 	siren 	sire 	- 	hens 	hens 	hens 	hensen 	hense 	henseo 	ensen 	ense 	ens 	unse 	eue
Dative 	deren 	deren 	deren 	siesem 	sieser 	siesam 	xiesem 	xieser 	xiesam 	sirem 	sirer 	- 	hens 	hens 	hens 	hensem 	henser 	hensero 	ensem 	enser 	enserm 	unsererm 	eurerm
Genitive 	deren 	deren 	deren 	sieses 	sieser 	siesas 	xieses 	xieser 	xiesas 	sires 	sirer 	- 	hens 	hens 	hens 	henses 	henser 	hensero 	enses 	enser 	ensers 	unserers 	eurers
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms	 	 	 	
The possessiv adjectives 'deren' and 'hens' offer the advantage of being easily learnable. As for the possessives suggested by the g-Genus, aside from appearing on nonbinary grammatical websites, they don't seem to have gained much popularity on online platforms. The possessive adjectives from the 'hän' paradigm are phonetically similar to the ones of the system proposed by Kathrin Kunkel-Razum, the editor-in-chief of the Duden.
=== Article pronouns, possessive pronouns ===
Unlike possessive adjectives ('dein Eis', 'ihr Bleistift', 'unser Löffel'), possessive pronouns ('deins', 'ihrer', 'unserer') stand for the entire possessed object, so they are not followed by a noun or hierarchically tied to one. Thus, they act as an autonomous, unbreakable syntactic unit.
Article pronouns can both function as articles and pronouns without undergoing any formal changes (ex.: Diesen (Pulli) mag ich nicht.).Ertl, Martin (2022): Kasusauffälligkeiten in Lerntexten. Bielefeld: wbv Publikation, p. 53. For that reason, demonstratives that also function as pragmatically marked personal pronouns (see table 'Personal pronouns: dominant usage'), are considered article pronouns too, as they can refer to an entire syntagma on their own, or accompany/precede a noun (ex.: Den (Julian) mag ich nicht). In the De-e-system, however, the declension of the demonstrative personal pronoun is different from the other article pronouns.Verein für Geschlechtsneutrales Deutsch e. V (2023): Demonstrativ-/Relativpronomen. Online at: https://geschlechtsneutral.net/deklinationstabellen/ (retrieved 28.03.2024).
Inclusive possessive and article pronouns (genderneutral/-inclusive owned object)
Paradigm 	'dey/dej' 	'sier' Version 2.1	'xier' Version 3.3	'hän' 	NoNa-System 	g-Genus 	De-e-System
 	ex. with 'die' (plurall)	 	 	 	ex. with 'jene·r·s'	ex. with 'jede·r·s'	ex. with 'eins·e·er'
Nominative	derer
(only attested possessive
pronoun for this paradigm)	no data yet 	no data yet 	no data yet 	jenai 	jedeo 	einey
Accusative	derer
(only attested possessive
pronoun for this paradigm)	no data yet 	no data yet 	no data yet 	jenai 	jedeo 	einey
Dative 	derer
(only attested possessive
pronoun for this paradigm)	no data yet 	no data yet 	no data yet 	jenam 	jedero 	einerm
Genitive 	derer
(only attested possessive
pronoun for this paradigm)	no data yet 	no data yet 	no data yet 	- 	 	
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	'hen' paradigms	'hen' paradigms 	'hen' paradigms 	
=== Indefinite pronoun ===
In German, there is the indefinite pronoun "man". This is used in everyday language regardless of gender. But the fact that it sounds exactly like the word "Mann" makes some people uncomfortable. A few decades ago, feminist language critics suggested using alternatives such as "frau" or "mensch". However, the word "frau" only evokes one gender, so it has no real advantage over "man".
From a linguistic history perspective, "man" is an Old High German noun that had the gender-neutral meaning of the word "human" and only later took on the meaning "man" as a noun.
The form "man" is only used in the nominative. In the dative and accusative, the forms "einem" and "einen" are used as indefinite pronouns; there is no genitive form of the indefinite pronoun in German.
"Mensch" and "eins" are suggested alternatives to the subject form of “man”. "einem"/"einen" would stay the same.
=== Titles ===
Instead of Frau/Herr
* FrannNonbinary Trans Germany, "Language." http://nonbinarytransgermany.tumblr.com/language Archived on 17 July 2023 - nonstandard
* Ind. von "Individuum", nonstandard
* Mau - 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 - nonstandard
* Professorx - nonstandard
* Professxhttp://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/wunderbar/gendertheorie-studierx-lann-hornscheidt-ueber-gerechte-sprache-a-965843.html Archived on 17 July 2023, abgekürzt Prof. oder Profx. - nonstandard
=== Family, relationship and people terms ===
See also: 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
* Spross/nachkomme, means sprogeny/offspring/descendant
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
* Cousir/Cousinir
* 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
* Eheperson
* Ehepartei
* Eheteil
* Eheherzmensch - married to the heart person
*Eheperson
*Eheherzperson
* Freun - nonstandard
* Freunir/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
* Partner*in
* Partnir - nonstandard
* Verlobtir - nonstandard
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/Schwageron - 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 - nonstandard neutral word for housespouse
* Hauselter - nonstandard neutral word for houseparent
* Jemensch - non-male-generalizing alternative to jemand
* Jugenlicher/Jungere Person - neutral word for youth/young person
* Niemensch - non-male-generalizing alternative to niemand
* Leut - nonstandard singular version of Leute
* Leute - standard word for people
* Trauzeugir - nonstandard neutral alternative to trauzeugin/brautjungfern and trauzeuge(n)
* Verehrte/Liebe Publikum/Gäste/Leute/Menschen - neutral alternative to "ladies and gentlemen"
* Verheirateten - neutral alternative to married couple
* Witwir - neutral alternative to widowed person/wid
* Älterer person - neutral alternative to old woman and old man
=== Other terms ===
* Bürgir/Bürgeron - nonstandard neutral word for citizen
* Chirurgir
* Doktir/Doktoron
* Kollegir
* Könir - nonstandard neutral alternative to queen (königin) and king (könig)
* Könirlich - nonstandard neutral alternative to royal (königlich)
* Mittbewohnir - nonstandard neutral alternative to mittbewhonerin/mittbewohner
* Lehrir/Lehreron
* Prin/Kronprin - nonstandard alternatives for princess/prince and crownprincess/crownprince. Can also be described as "königlicher Nachkomme" (royal descendant), "königlicher Erbe" (royal heir) or "königliche Partner/Partnir/Gema (durch Heirat)" (royal partner/consort, through marriage)
* Professir/Professoron - nonstandard alternatives for professor
* Schülir/Schüleron - nonstandard alternatives for school-student
* Studentir - nonstandard alternative for student
* Thronfolger - neutral word for crownprincess/crownprince
* Regent/Monarch - standard neutral alternatives to queen and king
* Reich/Könirreich - neutral alternatives to kingdom (königreich)
== 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 ==
Category:Gender neutral language
Category:Germany
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