Der, die or das Gefängnis? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

das Gefängnis

neuter noun · prison · level B1

The plural

die Gefängnisse - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Why das?

No guessing needed: -nis → das · 0.5% (but Kenntnis, Erkenntnis are die) "Gefängnis" follows the rule Nouns ending in -nis, which covers 11 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Law & contracts)

der Täter
das Gericht
das Opfer
die Staatsanwaltschaft
die Gewalt
der Prozess
das Gesetz
der Vertrag

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