Reservist

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French réserviste; second half of the 19th century. By surface analysis, Reserve +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁezɛʁˈvɪst]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Re‧ser‧vist

Noun

Reservist m (weak, genitive Reservisten, plural Reservisten, feminine Reservistin)

1. (military) reservist

Declension

Declension of Reservist [masculine, weak]

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

Hypernyms

• Wehrpflichtiger

Related terms

• Reservistendienstleistender
• Reservistengesetz
• Reservistentreffen
• Reservistenübung
• Reservistenverband

See also

• Rekrut

Further reading

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