Söldner

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German soldener, soldenier, soldenære, derived from solt (modern Sold), likely after Medieval Latin soldonerius and Old Italian soldoniere, soldaniere, literally “salaried”, derived from soldo (“sold, salary”), used in the times of feudal militias, referring to hired or enlisted paid private (lowest rank) soldiers, and by extension mercenaries, as opposed to vassals, knights, and free men. Compare Medieval Latin soldarius (“mercenary”), whence English soldier, German Soldat.

    Cognate to Middle Low German soldenēr (soldenēre); Middle Dutch soldenær, Dutch soldenaar; Old Danish soldner (soldener), Danish soldner (soldæner), Old Swedish soldonær (soldenær, sollenær, soldenar, soldener), Swedish soldenär (soldnär).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈzœldnər/, [ˈzœlt.nɐ], [ˈzœl.dnɐ]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Söldner m (strong, genitive Söldners, plural Söldner, feminine Söldnerin)

    1. mercenary, sellsword

    Declension

    Declension of Söldner [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Söldner die Söldner
    genitive eines des Söldners der Söldner
    dative einem dem Söldner den Söldnern
    accusative einen den Söldner die Söldner

    Descendants

    • → Czech: žoldnéř
    • → Slovak: žoldnier
    • → Upper Sorbian: zóldnar

    Further reading

    • “Söldner” in Duden online
    • “Söldner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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