Söldner
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German soldener, soldenære, derived from solt (modern Sold), likely after Medieval Latin soldarius (“mercenary”), whence English soldier. Compare Soldat.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Söldner m (strong, genitive Söldners, plural Söldner, feminine Söldnerin)
Declension edit
Declension of Söldner [masculine, strong]
Descendants edit
- → Czech: žoldnéř
- → Polish: żołdnierz, żołnierz
- → Belarusian: жаўнер (žaŭnjer)
- → Slovak: žoldnier
- → Upper Sorbian: zóldnar
Further reading edit
- “Söldner” in Duden online
- Söldner on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Söldner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache