kasern

English

Etymology

German Kaserne, or alteration of casern under the influence of that German word. In either case, ultimately from French caserne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈzɝn/, /kəˈsɝn/

Noun

kasern (plural kaserns)

1. A military barracks, especially of the US military, in Germany.
   • 1977, United States House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, Western Europe in 1977, page 334:

     Second, an agreement focusing on manpower is inherently unverifiable, one can take satellite photographs of tanks or identify the location of unit kaserns but manpower reductions cannot be accurately verified.

   • 1978, Mr Fliakas, before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Stockpiles, Military Construction Authorization, Fiscal Year 1979 [...] April 11, 12, and 19, 1978, page 469:

     […] of many of the kaserns that our troops are occupying in Germany, many go back to Bismarck even, some certainly dating back to the First World War, […]

   • 1983, General Rogers, before the United States House. Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations, Military construction overview, page 228:

     When they come back to their kaserns, they reasonably and correctly and properly expect to go into motor pools and motor parks that are adequately lighted and adequately heated to work in.

   • 2015, Donald A. Carter, Forging the Shield: The U.S. Army in Europe, 1951-1962, Government Printing Office, page 91:

     […] movement to simulated assembly areas within ten miles of the kasern. In some cases, units continued the exercise with a movement into initial battle positions.

Anagrams

• Ankers, Askern, Askren, Karens, Karnes, Kasner, Kearns, Kranes, ankers, nakers, rankes

Swedish

Noun

kasern c

1. barracks (buildings used by military personnel)

Declension

Declension of kasern
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kasern	kasernen	kaserner	kasernerna
Genitive	kaserns	kasernens	kaserners	kasernernas

Related terms

• hyreskasern
• kaserngård

References

• kasern in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kasern in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kasern in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• arkens, karens, skaren, skenar