Adjutant

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See also: adjutant

German

Etymology

17th century, from Spanish ayudante, in part through French adjutant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /at.juˈtant/, /a.djuˈtant/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /atjuˈdant/ (quite common; either by metathesis or after the Spanish)
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Adjutant m (weak, genitive Adjutanten, plural Adjutanten, feminine Adjutantin)

  1. (military) adjutant

Declension

Declension of Adjutant
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Adjutant die Adjutanten
genitive eines des Adjutanten der Adjutanten
dative einem dem Adjutanten den Adjutanten
accusative einen den Adjutanten die Adjutanten

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

Noun

Adjutant m (plural Adjutanten, feminine Adjutantin)

  1. (military) adjutant

Further reading

  • Adjutant in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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