batalion
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See also: batalión
Albanian
Noun
batalion m
- battalion (army unit)
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Related to patálie. From Italian battaglia.
Pronunciation
Noun
batalion m inan
Declension
Declension of batalion (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | batalion | bataliony |
| genitive | batalionu | batalionů |
| dative | batalionu | batalionům |
| accusative | batalion | bataliony |
| vocative | batalione | bataliony |
| locative | batalioně, batalionu | batalionech |
| instrumental | batalionem | bataliony |
Further reading
- “batalion”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “batalion”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bataljon, from French bataillon.[1][2] Cognate of Malay batalion.
Pronunciation
Noun
batalion (plural batalion-batalion)
- (military) battalion: an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
Usage notes
The standard spelling for battalion is batalion in both Standard Indonesian and Standard Malay. However, the official military spelling is batalyon in Indonesia which showed Dutch spelling influence (bataljon), thus it is abbreviated as yon, such as in yonif.
Alternative forms
References
- ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2001) Chronologisch woordenboek: de ouderdom en herkomst van onze woorden en betekenissen [Chronological dictionary: the age and origin of our words and meanings] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: L.J. Veen, →ISBN
- ^ Nicoline Van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch word worldwide] (in Dutch), Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN
Further reading
- “batalion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian battaglione. Compare Slovincian bataljón.
Pronunciation
Noun
batalion m inan (diminutive batalionik, related adjective batalionowy)
Declension
Declension of batalion
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | batalion | bataliony |
| genitive | batalionu | batalionów |
| dative | batalionowi | batalionom |
| accusative | batalion | bataliony |
| instrumental | batalionem | batalionami |
| locative | batalionie | batalionach |
| vocative | batalionie | bataliony |
Noun
batalion m animal (diminutive batalionik)
Declension
Declension of batalion
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | batalion | bataliony |
| genitive | bataliona | batalionów |
| dative | batalionowi | batalionom |
| accusative | bataliona | bataliony |
| instrumental | batalionem | batalionami |
| locative | batalionie | batalionach |
| vocative | batalionie | bataliony |
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
Descendants
- → Kashubian: batalión
Further reading
- batalion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- batalion in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian battaglione or French bataillon.
Noun
batalion n (plural batalioane)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | batalion | batalionul | batalioane | batalioanele | |
| genitive-dative | batalion | batalionului | batalioane | batalioanelor | |
| vocative | batalionule | batalioanelor | |||