commandant

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From French commandant.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɒməndænt/, /kɒmənˈdænt/, /-dɑnt/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒməndɑːnt/, /kɒmənˈdɑːnt/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

commandant (plural commandants)

  1. (military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

Translations[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French commandant.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.mɑnˈdɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: com‧man‧dant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun[edit]

commandant m (plural commandanten, diminutive commandantje n)

  1. commander

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: kommandant
  • Indonesian: komandan
  • Min Nan: 公勃壟公勃垄 (kong-pu̍t-lóng)
  • West Frisian: kommandant

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present participle of commander.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)

  1. commander (function)
  2. major (rank)

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

commandant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of commandō

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)

  1. (Jersey) commanding officer