Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 42621 6983218 2009-07-15T06:38:05Z AutoFormat 32732 sorted/rebalanced translations ==English== ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|en-us-commander.ogg|Audio (US)}} ===Noun=== '''commander''' (''plural:'' '''[[commanders]]''') # One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. # A naval officer whose rank is above that of a [[lieutenant commander]] and below that of [[captain]]. # One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons. # A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces. ====Translations==== {{trans-top|One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|آمر|m|tr=’āmir|sc=Arab}}, {{t|ar|أمراء|p|tr=’umarā’|sc=Arab}} {{qualifier|plural of {{Arab|آمر}}}} * Chinese: *: Mandarin: {{t|zh|司令|tr=sīlìng|sc=Hani}} * Estonian: {{t|et|ülem}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|komentaja}} * French: {{t|fr|commandant|m}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|Befehlshaber|m}}, {{t-|de|Kommandeur|m}} * Hebrew: [[מפקד]] (mefaqed) {{m}}, [[מפקדת]] (mefaqedet) {{f}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|司令|tr=しれい, shirei|sc=Jpan}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|командир|m|tr=komandír|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|kamanda}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|komentaja}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons}} * Estonian: {{t|et|ülem}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|johtaja}}, {{t+|fi|päällikkö}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|командир|m|tr=komandír|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Dutch}}: [[commandant]] {{m}} {{checktrans-mid}} {{checktrans-bottom}} [[Category:Military ranks]] [[Category:Nautical]] ---- ==French== ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|fro}} ''[[comander]]'', from {{VL.}} *''commandare'', from {{etyl|la}} ''[[commandare]]'' (''{{prefix|com|mandare}}''). ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|Fr-commander.ogg|Audio}} ===Verb=== {{fr-verb}} # to [[order]] {{gloss|tell someone to do something}} # To [[order]] {{gloss|ask for a product}} ====Conjugation==== {{fr-conj-er|command|avoir}} ====Derived terms==== * [[commandeur]] ====Related terms==== * [[commande#French|commande]] [[de:commander]] [[et:commander]] [[el:commander]] [[fa:commander]] [[fr:commander]] [[io:commander]] [[id:commander]] [[sw:commander]] [[hu:commander]] [[pl:commander]] [[ru:commander]] [[fi:commander]] [[ta:commander]] [[te:commander]] [[vi:commander]] [[zh:commander]]