commandant
See also: Commandant
English
editEtymology
editFrom French commandant.
Pronunciation
edit- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɒməndænt/, /kɒmənˈdænt/, /-dɑnt/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒməndɑːnt/, /kɒmənˈdɑːnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editcommandant (plural commandants)
- (military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edita commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division
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Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French commandant.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcommandant m (plural commandanten, diminutive commandantje n)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: kommandant
- → Indonesian: komandan
- → Min Nan: 公勃壟/公勃垄 (kong-pu̍t-lóng)
- → West Frisian: kommandant
French
editEtymology
editPresent participle of commander.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: commandants
Noun
editcommandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)
Descendants
edit- → English: commandant
- → German: Kommandant
- → Dutch: commandant
- Afrikaans: kommandant
- → Indonesian: komandan
- → Min Nan: 公勃壟/公勃垄 (kong-pu̍t-lóng)
- → West Frisian: kommandant
- Haitian Creole: komandan
- → Hindi: कमांडेंट (kamāṇḍẽṭ)
- → Ottoman Turkish: قوماندان (kumandan)
- Turkish: kumandan
- → Punjabi: ਕੁਮੇਦਾਨ (kumedān)
- → Russian: коменда́нт (komendánt)
Further reading
edit- “commandant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editVerb
editcommandant
Norman
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editcommandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)
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