Gefängniswärter

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German

Etymology

Gefängnis (“prison”) +‎ Wärter (“warder”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Gefängniswärter m (strong, genitive Gefängniswärters, plural Gefängniswärter, feminine Gefängniswärterin)

  1. prison officer, prison guard, prison warder (warder), turnkey (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonyms: Gefangenenaufseher; Gefangenenwärter; (historic) Kerkermeister; (officialese) Strafvollzugsbeamter

Declension

Declension of Gefängniswärter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gefängniswärter die Gefängniswärter
genitive eines des Gefängniswärters der Gefängniswärter
dative einem dem Gefängniswärter den Gefängniswärtern
accusative einen den Gefängniswärter die Gefängniswärter

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