Kriegsdienst

German

Etymology

From Krieg (“war”) +‎ -s- +‎ Dienst (“service”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁiːksˌdiːnst/
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  • Hyphenation: Kriegs‧dienst

Noun

Kriegsdienst m (strong, genitive Kriegsdienstes or Kriegsdiensts, plural Kriegsdienste)

  1. a soldier's service in wartime
  2. (dated) military service
    Synonyms: Militärdienst, Wehrdienst

Declension

Declension of Kriegsdienst [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kriegsdienst die Kriegsdienste
genitive eines des Kriegsdienstes, Kriegsdiensts der Kriegsdienste
dative einem dem Kriegsdienst, Kriegsdienste1 den Kriegsdiensten
accusative einen den Kriegsdienst die Kriegsdienste

1Now rare, see notes.

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