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German
Etymology
17th century, borrowed from French corporal, an alteration (after corps) of Middle French caporal, from Italian caporale.
Pronunciation
Noun
Korporal m (strong, genitive Korporals, plural Korporale or Korporäle)
(military)
- (Switzerland, history, or non-German armies) corporal, lower non-commissioned officer (in today’s Switzerland equivalent to OR-4)
- (Austria) an enlisted rank (equivalent to OR-3)
- (Germany, since 2021) a rank awarded to high-performing enlisted personnel (equivalent to OR-4 and paid like OR-5, but not considered an NCO rank)
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Further reading
- “Korporal” in Duden online
- “Korporal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache