Group one words, which end with 'a' are usually feminine. Group two words, ending with 'us' are usually masculine, although can be neuter. In group 3, it can be any, but the neuter ones end with 'a' if plural. Not the best help, but what I know!
I’d heard he had started a fistfight in one of the seedier local taverns because someone had insisted on saying the word “utilize” instead of “use". — Patrick Rothfuss, A Wise Man's Fear
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