fanjunkare

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fahnenjunker. Attested since 1640.

Noun

fanjunkare c

1. a Swedish military rank above översergeant and below förvaltare

Declension

Declension of fanjunkare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fanjunkare	fanjunkaren	fanjunkare	fanjunkarna
Genitive	fanjunkares	fanjunkarens	fanjunkares	fanjunkarnas

Descendants

• → Finnish: faanjunkkari

References

• fanjunkare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fanjunkare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fanjunkare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)