Kommissar

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔmɪˈsaːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
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Noun

Kommissar m (strong, genitive Kommissars, plural Kommissare)

  1. commissioner
  2. (Germany) title of a police officer at the beginning of the upper service

Usage notes

In the German police, the full title is either Polizeikommissar or Kriminalkommissar. Equal-ranking public servants in the administration holds the title of Regierungsinspektor. In terms of hierarchy, a Kommissar is comparable to a Leutnant (“lieutenant”) or Leutnant zur See (“ensign”).

Declension

Declension of Kommissar
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kommissar die Kommissare
genitive eines des Kommissars der Kommissare
dative einem dem Kommissar den Kommissaren
accusative einen den Kommissar die Kommissare

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