commandant

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English

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Etymology

From French commandant.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɒməndænt/, /kɒmənˈdænt/, /-dɑnt/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒməndɑːnt/, /kɒmənˈdɑːnt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

commandant (plural commandants)

  1. (military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French commandant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.mɑnˈdɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: com‧man‧dant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

commandant m (plural commandanten, diminutive commandantje n)

  1. commander

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kommandant
  • → Indonesian: komandan
  • → Min Nan: 公勃壟 / 公勃垄 (kong-pu̍t-lóng)
  • → West Frisian: kommandant

French

Etymology

Present participle of commander.

Pronunciation

Noun

commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)

  1. commander (function)
  2. major (rank)

Descendants

Further reading

Latin

Verb

commandant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of commandō

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)

  1. (Jersey) commanding officer
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