Kommandant

See also: kommandant

German

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Latin mandō
Latin commendō
Latin mandōinflu.
Latin commandāre
Old French comander
Middle French commander
French commanderder.
French commandantbor.
German Kommandant

    Borrowed from French commandant.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔmanˈdant/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Kommandant m (weak, genitive Kommandanten, plural Kommandanten)

    1. (military) commander (of small or medium-sized units)
    2. (Austria) commander (of any unit)
      Synonym: Kommandeur

    Declension

    Declension of Kommandant [masculine, weak]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Kommandant die Kommandanten
    genitive eines des Kommandanten der Kommandanten
    dative einem dem Kommandanten den Kommandanten
    accusative einen den Kommandanten die Kommandanten

    Further reading

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