Feldwebel

See also: feldwebel

German

Alternative forms

• Feldweibel (Switzerland)

Etymology

From earlier Feldweibel, a compound of Feld (“field”) +‎ Weibel (“usher”). The modern vocalism is East Central German, probably standardised (outside Switzerland) to avoid the resemblance to Weib (“woman, wife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛltˌveːbəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Feldwebel m (strong, genitive Feldwebels, plural Feldwebel)

1. sergeant (noncommissioned officer)

Declension

Declension of Feldwebel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Feldwebel	die	Feldwebel
genitive	eines	des	Feldwebels	der	Feldwebel
dative	einem	dem	Feldwebel	den	Feldwebeln
accusative	einen	den	Feldwebel	die	Feldwebel

Derived terms

• Oberfeldwebel
• Hauptfeldwebel
• Stabsfeldwebel
• Oberstabsfeldwebel

Descendants

• → English: feldwebel
• → Estonian: veltveebel
• → Russian: фельдфебель (felʹdfebelʹ)

Further reading

• “Feldwebel” in Duden online
• “Feldwebel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache