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Gender and declensions of German nouns

n

Gelöbnis

  • pl.Gelöbnisse
  • gen.Gelöbnisses
  1. oath; vow
  2. a ceremony at which oaths or vows are taken
  3. a ceremony where conscripted recruits are sworn in, distinct from the swearing-in of regular soldiers, which is called Vereidigung (since 2011, conscript service is voluntary, but it is still distinguished from regular voluntary service)

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