commandant
See also: Commandant
English edit
Etymology edit
From French commandant.
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɒməndænt/, /kɒmənˈdænt/, /-dɑnt/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒməndɑːnt/, /kɒmənˈdɑːnt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
commandant (plural commandants)
- (military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
Translations edit
a commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French commandant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
commandant m (plural commandanten, diminutive commandantje n)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kommandant
- → Indonesian: komandan
- → Min Nan: 公勃壟/公勃垄 (kong-pu̍t-lóng)
- → West Frisian: kommandant
French edit
Etymology edit
Present participle of commander.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/
audio (file) - Homophone: commandants
Noun edit
commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)
Descendants edit
- → English: commandant
- → German: Kommandant
- → Dutch: commandant
- Afrikaans: kommandant
- → Indonesian: komandan
- → Min Nan: 公勃壟/公勃垄 (kong-pu̍t-lóng)
- → West Frisian: kommandant
- Haitian Creole: komandan
- → Hindi: कमांडेंट (kamāṇḍẽṭ)
- → Ottoman Turkish: قوماندان (kumandan)
- Turkish: kumandan
- → Punjabi: ਕੁਮੇਦਾਨ (kumedān)
- → Russian: коменда́нт (komendánt)
Further reading edit
- “commandant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
commandant
Norman edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)