German edit

Etymology edit

Nominalized past participle of freien in the obsolete meaning “to make free, to exempt from duty”. From the fact that the rank was originally freed from sentry duty.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfraɪ̯tɐ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Gefreiter m (adjectival, definite nominative der Gefreite, genitive (des) Gefreiten, plural Gefreite, definite plural die Gefreiten)

  1. (military) lance corporal (military rank) (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Russian: ефре́йтор (jefréjtor)
    • Kazakh: ефрейтор (efreitor)

Noun edit

Gefreiter f

  1. inflection of Gefreite:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

Further reading edit

  • Gefreiter” in Duden online
  • Gefreiter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache