Freikorps
English
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from German Freikorps.
Noun
editFreikorps (plural Freikorps)
- (historical) A German-speaking corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature, in some cases a private militia or army; in particular, such a group linked to Germany.
- Synonym: free corps
German
editEtymology
editCompound of frei + Korps, literally “free corps”.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editFreikorps n (strong, genitive Freikorps, plural Freikorps)
- (historical) a corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature, in some cases a private militia or army
Declension
editDeclension of Freikorps [neuter, strong]
Descendants
edit- → Dutch: vrijkorps (calque)
- → English: Freikorps
- → English: free corps (calque)
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: frikorps (calque)
- → Russian: фрайкор (frajkor)
- → Swedish: frikår (calque)
Further reading
edit- “Freikorps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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