See also: oberst

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ob(e)rest, ob(e)rōst, ob(e)rist, öbrist, from Old High German obarōsto, obaristo, superlative of Old High German obaro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Oberst m (strong or weak, genitive Obersts or Obersten, plural Oberste or Obersten)

  1. colonel

Declension

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Hypernyms

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References

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  • Pilch, H. (1999). Comparative Anglo-German Linguistics. Germany: Shaker, p. 46

Further reading

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  • Oberst” in Duden online
  • Oberst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache