Kriegsdienstverweigerer
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Krieg (“war (i.e., military, national, selective)”) + -s- (“genitival interfix”) + Dienst (“service”) + Verweigerer (“refuser”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Kriegsdienstverweigerer m (strong, genitive Kriegsdienstverweigerers, plural Kriegsdienstverweigerer, feminine Kriegsdienstverweigererin or Kriegsdienstverweigerin)
- conscientious objector, conshie (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: Wehrdienstverweigerer
Declension
Declension of Kriegsdienstverweigerer
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kriegsdienstverweigerer | die | Kriegsdienstverweigerer |
| genitive | eines | des | Kriegsdienstverweigerers | der | Kriegsdienstverweigerer |
| dative | einem | dem | Kriegsdienstverweigerer | den | Kriegsdienstverweigerern |
| accusative | einen | den | Kriegsdienstverweigerer | die | Kriegsdienstverweigerer |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Kriegsdienstverweigerer” in Duden online
- “Kriegsdienstverweigerer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache