adjutant
See also: Adjutant
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin adiūtō, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”). First attested in 17th century. Or from Latin adiuvāns, present participle of adiuvō, from iuvō (“help”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
adjutant (plural adjutants)
- (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- An assistant.
- (zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
- Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Plotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
Synonyms edit
- (bird): adjutant bird
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
lower-ranking officer
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assistant
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Adjective edit
adjutant (not comparable)
- Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
- adjutant officer
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French edit
Noun edit
Polish edit
Noun edit
adjutant m pers
Declension edit
Declension of adjutant
singular | plural | |
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nominative | adjutant | adjutanci/adjutanty (deprecative) |
genitive | adjutanta | adjutantów |
dative | adjutantowi | adjutantom |
accusative | adjutanta | adjutantów |
instrumental | adjutantem | adjutantami |
locative | adjutancie | adjutantach |
vocative | adjutancie | adjutanci |
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French adjudant.
Noun edit
adjutant m (plural adjutanți)
Declension edit
Declension of adjutant
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) adjutant | adjutantul | (niște) adjutanți | adjutanții |
genitive/dative | (unui) adjutant | adjutantului | (unor) adjutanți | adjutanților |
vocative | adjutantule | adjutanților |
Swedish edit
Noun edit
adjutant c
Declension edit
Declension of adjutant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | adjutant | adjutanten | adjutanter | adjutanterna |
Genitive | adjutants | adjutantens | adjutanters | adjutanternas |
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