Marschall

See also: marschall

German

Etymology

From Middle High German marschalc (“officer in charge of the royal horse stables”), from Old High German marahscalc (“groom; ostler”). Equivalent to Mähre (“mare”) + Schalk (“rogue”).

The modern word has been influenced, both phonetically and semantically, by French maréchal, from Old French mariscal, itself of Germanic origin and hence etymologically the same word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁʃal/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːʃal/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)

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Noun

Marschall m (strong, genitive Marschalls, plural Marschälle)

1. (military) marshal; field marshal (highest military rank in some armies)
2. (historical) marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince)

Declension

Declension of Marschall [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Marschall	die	Marschälle
genitive	eines	des	Marschalls	der	Marschälle
dative	einem	dem	Marschall	den	Marschällen
accusative	einen	den	Marschall	die	Marschälle

Derived terms

• Feldmarschall
• Marschallstab

Descendants

• → Czech: maršál
• → Estonian: marssal
• → Lithuanian: maršalas
• → Macedonian: маршал (maršal)
• → Russian: ма́ршал (máršal)
  • → Azerbaijani: marşal
  • → Georgian: მარშალი (maršali)
  • → Kazakh: маршал (marşal)
  • → Ukrainian: ма́ршал (máršal)
• → Serbo-Croatian:
  • Latin script: maršal
  • Cyrillic script: маршал

Further reading

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