adjutant
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A lesser adjutant bird.
See also: Adjutant
English
Etymology
From Latin adiūtō, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”). First attested in 17th century. Or from Latin adiuvāns, present participle of adiuvō, from iuvō (“help”). Doublet of adjuvant.
Pronunciation
Noun
adjutant (plural adjutants)
- (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- An assistant.
- (zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
- Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Plotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
Synonyms
- (bird): adjutant bird
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
lower-ranking officer
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assistant
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stork of genus Leptoptilos
Adjective
adjutant (not comparable)
- Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
- adjutant officer
Synonyms
See also
French
Noun
adjutant m (plural adjutants, feminine adjutante)
Derived terms
Polish
Noun
adjutant m pers
Declension
Declension of adjutant
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adjutant | adjutanci/adjutanty (deprecative) |
| genitive | adjutanta | adjutantów |
| dative | adjutantowi | adjutantom |
| accusative | adjutanta | adjutantów |
| instrumental | adjutantem | adjutantami |
| locative | adjutancie | adjutantach |
| vocative | adjutancie | adjutanci |
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French adjudant.
Noun
adjutant m (plural adjutanți)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | adjutant | adjutantul | adjutanți | adjutanții | |
| genitive-dative | adjutant | adjutantului | adjutanți | adjutanților | |
| vocative | adjutantule | adjutanților | |||
Swedish
Noun
adjutant c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | adjutant | adjutants |
| definite | adjutanten | adjutantens | |
| plural | indefinite | adjutanter | adjutanters |
| definite | adjutanterna | adjutanternas |