Kommandant
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See also: kommandant
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French commandant, ultimately from Latin commendāre (“to commend, commit; to recommend”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Kommandant m (weak, genitive Kommandanten, plural Kommandanten)
- (military) commander (of small or medium-sized units)
- (Austria) commander (of any unit)
- Synonym: Kommandeur
Declension
Declension of Kommandant
| 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 |
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Further reading
- “Kommandant” in Duden online
- “Kommandant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache