kommendant

Swedish

Etymology

From French commandant, from Italian comandante. Compare German Kommandant, English commandant.

Noun

kommendant c

1. (military) commanding officer

Usage notes

Typically used for the highest ranking officer of a garrison, fortification, or similar.

Declension

Declension of kommendant
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kommendant	kommendanten	kommendanter	kommendanterna
Genitive	kommendants	kommendantens	kommendanters	kommendanternas

Related terms

• kommendera

References

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