Janitschar

German

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Janitschar m (weak, genitive Janitscharen, plural Janitscharen)

1. (historical) janissary (Ottoman soldier)

Declension

Declension of Janitschar [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Janitschar	die	Janitscharen
genitive	eines	des	Janitscharen	der	Janitscharen
dative	einem	dem	Janitscharen	den	Janitscharen
accusative	einen	den	Janitscharen	die	Janitscharen

Derived terms

• Janitschariat

References

• “Janitschar” in Duden online