Regiment
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German
Etymology
15th century, from Latin regimentum.
Pronunciation
Noun
Regiment n (strong, genitive Regiments or Regimentes, plural Regimenter or Regimente)
- (military) regiment (unit)
- leadership, command, rule, regime
- Synonyms: Leitung, Führung, Befehl, Herrschaft, Regime
Usage notes
- The normal plural, at least for the military sense, is Regimenter.
Declension
Declension of Regiment
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Regiment | die | Regimenter, Regimente |
| genitive | eines | des | Regiments, Regimentes | der | Regimenter, Regimente |
| dative | einem | dem | Regiment, Regimente1 | den | Regimentern, Regimenten |
| accusative | ein | das | Regiment | die | Regimenter, Regimente |
1Now rare, see notes.